Google Rolls Out Gemini AI Agents to Pentagon's 3M Workers
The Pentagon launched Agent Designer on its GenAI.mil platform, letting 3 million Defense Department employees build custom Gemini-powered AI assistants without code.
Articles Tagged "AI Policy"
Anthropic Sues Pentagon Over AI Safety Red Lines
Anthropic filed two federal lawsuits after the Pentagon labeled it a national security supply chain risk for refusing to drop AI guardrails on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance.
Pro-Human AI Declaration Unites Left, Right, and Labor
A bipartisan coalition of 40+ groups - from the AFL-CIO to the Congress of Christian Leaders - released a 34-point declaration demanding human control over AI, corporate accountability, and a ban on autonomous lethal weapons.
Oregon Passes First 2026 Chatbot Safety Bill for Minors
Oregon's SB 1546 requires chatbot operators to implement suicide safeguards, disclose AI nature to minors, and ban engagement-maximizing rewards for kids. The 28-2 Senate vote makes it the first chatbot safety bill to pass in 2026.
Pentagon Names DOGE Vet Kliger as AI Chief
Gavin Kliger, a former DOGE official who reposted white supremacist content, is now the Pentagon's chief data officer and top AI decision-maker.
Federal Clock Runs Out on State AI Laws March 11
The Trump administration's 90-day AI executive order deadline hits this week. Commerce, FTC, and $42B in broadband funding are all on the line.
OpenAI Targets NATO Networks After Pentagon Deal
Days after securing a Pentagon classified network deal, OpenAI is exploring a contract to deploy AI on NATO's unclassified systems - a 32-nation alliance spanning North America and Europe.
OpenAI vs Anthropic - The $125M Battle for Congress
Two rival AI super PAC networks - one bankrolled by OpenAI's Greg Brockman and a16z, one by Anthropic - are flooding the 2026 midterms with over $125 million to determine who regulates AI.
China Maps AI Dominance in $70B Five-Year Plan
China's National People's Congress opens this week with a 15th Five-Year Plan that puts $70 billion in semiconductor subsidies and AI-plus manufacturing at the center of its tech race with the West.
Trump's Plan to Kill State AI Laws Splits the GOP
Trump's executive order threatens to sue any state that regulates AI, but Republican governors, Heritage Foundation allies, and grassroots conservatives are pushing back hard - with Florida's AI Bill of Rights as the test case.
Trump Orders Every Federal Agency to Stop Using Anthropic - Pentagon Brands Company a National Security Risk
President Trump directed all U.S. government agencies to immediately cease using Anthropic's technology after the company refused to drop AI safety guardrails for the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Hegseth designated Anthropic a supply chain risk to national security.
Rubio Orders U.S. Diplomats to Lobby Against Foreign Data Sovereignty Laws - Citing AI and Cloud Risks
A State Department cable signed by Secretary Rubio directs U.S. embassies worldwide to oppose data localization mandates, calling the EU's GDPR 'unnecessarily burdensome' and framing unrestricted cross-border data flows as critical AI infrastructure.
