Pentagon awards AI contracts to 8 vendors — but not Anthropic. The exclusion reportedly stems from tensions between the AI company and the Trump administration, raising questions about politics shaping defense AI spending.
Cal State’s OpenAI deal is hitting faculty and student resistance across 23 campuses. The pushback spotlights a growing divide in higher ed over institutional AI adoption. #AI #HigherEd
Pentagon inks AI deals with Google, Nvidia and other tech firms for military applications, deepening Silicon Valley’s role in U.S. defense as debate over autonomous warfare systems continues.
Google expands Pentagon AI access after Anthropic refuses DoD contract over domestic surveillance & autonomous weapons concerns — highlighting a deepening ethical divide among top AI labs.
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BREAKING: The Justice Department has intervened in a federal legal challenge to AI regulation — signaling a major escalation in federal authority over AI governance. #AIPolicy #DOJ
The Trump administration is pressuring GOP-led states to roll back AI regulations, pushing for federal preemption of a growing patchwork of state-level AI laws. #AIPolicy #TechRegulation
Google signed a classified AI deal with the Pentagon hours after employees demanded CEO Sundar Pichai block military access to its models. The agreement allows use for ‘any lawful government purpose.’
China’s DeepSeek AI achieves frontier-level performance despite U.S. chip export restrictions, drawing praise from Silicon Valley and raising questions about the effectiveness of American tech controls.