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OpenAI has appointed Dan Driscoll as Senior Counselor to advise on responsible AI use in national security modernization, improve cyber resilience, and support collaboration with U.S. allies. The role is intended to guide the company’s engagement with governments on security-related AI issues.
Anthropic filed an S-1 prospectus ahead of an anticipated Nasdaq IPO under the ticker ANT, disclosing first-half 2026 results showing revenue above $16 billion (up from about $4.5 billion in 2025) and a net loss of $80.7 million; the filing lists broad business risks including compute constraints, competition, misuse of advanced AI, and a U.S. government supply-chain risk designation. The prospectus does not state target raise or valuation and emphasizes the company’s enterprise customer growth and safety-focused mission.
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.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order directing state officials to convene experts and deliver recommendations within two months on tightening AI oversight, including requiring independent on-site verifiers, standardizing transparency and risk reports, mandating reporting of "loss-of-control incidents," and creating a routinely verified "kill switch" for frontier models. The order also instructs agencies to speed implementation of recently signed state laws that create a framework and registry for independent AI verifiers and is presented as a potential model for federal action.
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