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Joel J. Zarate
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US government allowed and even helped US firms sell tech used for surveillance in China
U.S. lawmakers have tried four times since September last year to close what they called a glaring loophole: China is getting around export bans on the sale of powerful American AI chips by renting them through U.S. cloud services instead.
Congress eyes new rules for tech: What’s under consideration
Most Democrats and Republicans agree that the federal government should better regulate the biggest technology companies, particularly social media platforms. But there is very little consensus on how it should be done.
First major attempts to regulate AI face headwinds from all sides
Artificial intelligence is helping decide which Americans get the job interview, the apartment, even medical care, but the first major proposals to reign in bias in AI decision making are facing headwinds from every direction.
U.S. civil rights enforcers warn employers against biased AI
The federal government said Thursday that artificial intelligence technology to screen new job candidates or monitor worker productivity can unfairly discriminate against people with disabilities, sending a warning to employers that the commonly used hiring tools could violate civil rights laws.
Massachusetts official warns AI systems subject to consumer protection, anti-bias laws
Developers, suppliers, and users of artificial intelligence must comply with existing state consumer protection, anti-discrimination, and data privacy laws, the Massachusetts attorney general cautioned Tuesday.
ChatGPT chief says artificial intelligence should be regulated by a US or global agency
The head of the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT told Congress on Tuesday that government intervention will be critical to mitigating the risks of increasingly powerful AI systems.
Tech industry tried reducing AI’s pervasive bias. Now Trump wants to end its ‘woke AI’ efforts
After retreating from their workplace diversity, equity and inclusion programs, tech companies could now face a second reckoning over their DEI work in AI products.
Rubio says US and Mexico will strengthen security collaboration
Mexico and the United States on Wednesday agreed during U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to keep collaborating on cross-border security, including fighting the trafficking of drugs, guns and fuel, but made clear it would be done from their respective sides of the border, respecting each other’s sovereignty at a time of heightened concerns over U.S. intervention in the region.
How the US-EU trade deal wards off more escalation but will raise prices and slow growth
U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have announced a sweeping trade deal that imposes 15% tariffs on most European goods, warding off Trump’s threat of a 30% rate if no deal had been reached by Aug. 1.
EU imposes new tariffs on $23 billion in US goods in retaliation for Trump’s steel, aluminum tariffs
European Union member states voted Wednesday to approve retaliatory tariffs on $23 billion in goods in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, as the largest U.S. trading partner described them as “unjustified and damaging.”
EU considers pooling demand from companies to buy more US gas
The European Commission could pool demand from European companies to buy more U.S. liquefied natural gas, as part of its efforts to reach a pledge to buy $250 billion in U.S. energy per year, it said on Thursday.
EU and Japan agree to work together to promote free trade and economic security
Leaders of the European Union and Japan launched an alliance Wednesday aimed at boosting economic cooperation, defending free trade and countering unfair trade practices as the two sides face growing challenges from the United States and China.