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REGULATION · 1 SOURCE · MIT Technology Review AI

White House orders government to rebrand ‘artificial intelligence’ as ‘Super Intelligence’

President Trump signed an executive order directing US government agencies to use the term “Super Intelligence” (often abbreviated “SI”) instead of “artificial intelligence.” Media outlets, federal agencies and major tech executives have responded unevenly, with some documents and solicitations switching wording while others continue to use older terms; six tech leaders also signed a nonbinding White House Accord on Super Intelligence the same day.

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REGULATION · 1 SOURCE · The Verge AI

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia report record lobbying quarter

Federal lobbying disclosures show OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia each had their largest-spending quarter between July and September, with Nvidia at $2.2M, Anthropic $2.1M, and OpenAI $1.5M; Apple also reported a record $3.1M. The filings list a range of topics including AI safety, cybersecurity, export controls, KOSA, and data center energy costs.

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REGULATION · 1 SOURCE · The Verge AI

Bill Gates warns of a ‘tumultuous’ 20-year period of AI disruption

In a Verge interview and following an August essay, Bill Gates said AI is “the most dangerous thing” humanity has approached and urged preparation for roughly two decades of disruptive change that could split society and upend labor, while criticizing current policy and industry coordination.

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MODELS · 1 SOURCE · The Decoder

GPT-5.6 Sol and Gemini 4 Argon help find critical PHP vulnerability affecting millions

OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol and Google's Gemini 4 Argon, alongside security firm Wiz (using Wiz Atlas), independently identified a critical PHP vulnerability; a coordinated two-month, multi-phase response involving PHP maintainers, Wiz, Cloudflare, CISA and the White House produced patches and a GitHub tool to check affected servers. Wiz says LLMs also make it easier to adapt exploits across versions and deployments, and OpenAI proposes the coordination process as a repeatable framework for future AI-driven discoveries.

9.0

OTHER · 1 SOURCE · The Verge AI

Trump posts AI-edited photo of White House renovation on Truth Social

President Donald Trump posted photos on Truth Social showing White House renovations; one image comparing an old column to a “restored” one appears to have been modified with AI and was flagged by Google’s AI detector as likely AI-generated.

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COMPANIES · 2 SOURCES · Anthropic · TechCrunch AI

Anthropic gives METR employee-like access for independent model evaluations

Anthropic has begun giving a small METR team employee-like access to its internal systems, hardware, and tools so METR can conduct frontier-model risk assessments and publish its findings; Anthropic can require redaction of narrowly defined sensitive categories but cannot veto publication. Anthropic says it is also working with SecureBio and Accenture as evaluators, is in early talks with Hugging Face, and is developing a three-tier access model to scale independent evaluations.

8.0

REGULATION · 1 SOURCE · TechCrunch AI

Microsoft president urges urgent AI regulation and says UK is best placed to lead

Microsoft president Brad Smith told the BBC AI is both a 'weapon and a tool' and called for urgent global safety rules, arguing the UK — not the US or EU — is best placed to lead. He highlighted the AI Security Institute's access to frontier models, advocated legal breach-notification obligations, outside evaluators and kill-switches, and warned voluntary self-regulation will miss irresponsible actors.

7.0

REGULATION · 1 SOURCE · The Decoder

White House restores UK AI Security Institute's access to frontier models

The White House has reversed a prior decision and restored the UK AI Security Institute's (AISI) ability to get early access to models from Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and OpenAI. The reversal follows a September directive that had stopped companies sharing models with AISI and a subsequent restriction on Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5.1; UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan pushed diplomatically and plans to announce tighter reporting requirements for AI-related security incidents.

7.0

REGULATION · 1 SOURCE · The Verge AI

Sen. Adam Schiff: voluntary White House AI pledge insufficient, backs new federal AI regulator

In a Decoder interview, Sen. Adam Schiff criticized the Trump administration's handling of technology and national security, called a recent White House non‑binding pledge by AI executives insufficient, and said he supports creating a new federal agency to regulate AI. He also warned that the Supreme Court's rollback of Chevron deference (Loper Bright) means new rules could face immediate litigation and complicate agency-based oversight.

6.0

REGULATION · 1 SOURCE · TechCrunch AI

Trump rebrands 'AI' as 'super intelligence' and hosts CEOs who signed non‑binding frontier pact

President Trump issued an executive order promoting the term 'super intelligence' instead of 'artificial intelligence' and hosted leading tech CEOs at a White House event where they signed the 'Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities', a voluntary and legally non‑binding pact. The meeting included figures such as Dario Amodei of Anthropic and other major tech leaders, and followed related announcements including a new 'Super Intelligence Force.'

6.0

REGULATION · 2 SOURCES · TechCrunch AI · The Decoder

Trump announces 'Super Intelligence Force' led by Jay Clayton

President Donald Trump announced the formation of a new "Super Intelligence Force" intended to coordinate federal efforts on advanced AI, saying it will protect U.S. interests and keep America first in so‑called "super intelligence." The Wall Street Journal reports Jay Clayton will chair the task force, with Andrew Ferguson, Emil Michael and Scott Kupor named as vice chairs, and the group will reportedly have 120 days to produce a report on risks and opportunities.

7.0

REGULATION · 1 SOURCE · TechCrunch AI

White House hosts tech CEOs to sign AI safety pledge as Trump rebrands AI “super intelligence”; consumer adoption reportedly 2%

The White House convened major tech CEOs — including leaders from Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic — to sign an AI safety pledge President Donald Trump called “morally binding,” while Trump also signed an executive order rebranding AI as “super intelligence.” TechCrunch’s Equity podcast reports that despite consumer-facing moves from firms such as Meta and OpenAI, only about 2% of consumers are buying AI, with most investment still flowing into enterprise and startups.

7.0

REGULATION · 2 SOURCES · The Verge AI · WIRED AI

Trump orders U.S. government to call AI “Super Intelligence”

Media reports say President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the U.S. executive branch to use the term “Super Intelligence” in official websites, policy documents, and press releases instead of “artificial intelligence” or “AI,” and that agencies won’t be required to rewrite past regulations. The announcement followed a White House luncheon with tech CEOs and included public remarks referencing Xi Jinping, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Elon Musk.

6.0

REGULATION · 1 SOURCE · WIRED AI

Frontier labs sign White House 'Accord on Super Intelligence' after Trump luncheon

Executives from Google, Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, xAI and Nvidia signed a voluntary “White House Accord on Super Intelligence” announced after a luncheon with President Donald Trump, committing to internal controls, empowered internal safety teams, external monitoring, and board oversight. The commitments are voluntary and limited in scope, and came as the FTC reportedly prepares investigations into several frontier AI firms and third-party evaluators.

7.0

REGULATION · 1 SOURCE · The Verge AI

Major AI companies sign voluntary 'Joint Commitment On Frontier Responsibilities' safety pledge

Top AI leaders — including Google’s Sundar Pichai, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI’s Greg Brockman, XAI’s Elon Musk, and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang — signed a voluntary agreement titled the Joint Commitment On Frontier Responsibilities. The document lists four broad measures (internal controls, empowered internal teams, independent external auditors, and a board oversight committee) to monitor frontier model capabilities and proposes that these practices could later be codified into law; it sets no specified penalties for noncompliance.

8.0

REGULATION · 1 SOURCE · The Decoder

White House, Trump and tech CEOs sign a 'morally binding' AI code of conduct

President Donald Trump and several tech CEOs signed an AI code of conduct at the White House that the administration describes as "morally binding" and not legally enforceable. The code calls for independent third‑party auditors to verify models "operate as intended" and an independent board to oversee internal safety checks; signatories reportedly include Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI's Greg Brockman, Nvidia's Jensen Huang, and Elon Musk.

7.0

COMPANIES · 2 SOURCES · Google · TechCrunch AI

Google named technology partner for White House's America.gov, will use Gemini

Google says it has been named a technology partner for the White House’s newly announced America.gov front door and will leverage its Gemini model to help more than 100 million people access federal services. Google frames the collaboration as supporting the administration’s digital modernization to make public services more seamless and accessible.

9.0

COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · TechCrunch AI

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to have dinner with President Trump at the White House

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is scheduled to have a one-on-one dinner with President Donald Trump at the White House. The meeting comes after public clashes over AI safety — Amodei has urged slowing AI development while Trump has downplayed such concerns — and follows the Pentagon’s designation of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk, which the company is contesting in court.

6.0

COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · The Decoder

Google DeepMind researcher Robert O'Callahan quits, calls near-term superintelligence 'inherently irresponsible'

Robert O'Callahan, a technical expert at Google DeepMind in New Zealand who worked on chip-design tools that made AI cheaper and faster, has resigned citing that the current pace of AI development is 'far too high' and calling efforts to reach artificial superintelligence soon 'inherently irresponsible.' He listed risks including cognitive surrender, AI-induced psychosis and loneliness, concentrated power, economic disruption, cybersecurity gaps and lack of accountability, and linked to Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares' essay 'If Anyone Builds It' without fully endorsing its catastrophic claim.

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REGULATION · 1 SOURCE · The Decoder

White House asks OpenAI and Anthropic to withhold new models from U.K. testers pending U.S. review

Politico reports the White House, via the Office of the National Cyber Director, asked OpenAI and Anthropic to delay sharing new AI models with the U.K.'s AI Safety Institute (AISI) until U.S. agencies can review them; Anthropic has restricted Claude Mythos 5.1 access to U.S. organizations. The report notes AISI has had early access to frontier models (including tests of OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra) and that the U.S. Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) currently lacks a permanent director and has limited staff.

8.0

REGULATION · 1 SOURCE · WIRED AI

White House has paused work on a FINRA-style AI oversight body after Trump opposition

The White House has paused planning for a FINRA-style AI oversight agency after President Trump opposed the idea, halting a draft that Treasury and OSTP had sketched out following Demis Hassabis’s proposal. With the administration stepping back, Congress has produced competing bills such as the Frontier Act and kill-switch proposals, but partisan and procedural obstacles make near-term federal AI regulation unlikely.

7.0

REGULATION · 1 SOURCE · The Decoder

Critics doubt Big AI’s proposed slowdown is really about safety

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google have proposed slowing frontier AI development citing safety concerns, but figures across industry and politics are pushing back. Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez called the initiative a "cartel by another name," and both the White House and Donald Trump have opposed the move, according to reporting by The Decoder.

7.0

REGULATION · 1 SOURCE · WIRED AI

AI leaders urge slowdown; Trump’s team says companies should decide

Reports say Sam Altman and Elon Musk backed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s weekend plea for regulation or a slowdown in advanced AI development. According to the story, the Trump campaign has responded that it’s up to the companies, and the White House appears unlikely to intervene.

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