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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.

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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.

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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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