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“He spent a record $474 million backing Republican candidates in the midterm elections, including a jaw-dropping $224 million in Texas alone – a sign of his concerns that blue policies in the state could stifle his AI profits.”

“New York City and Los Angeles, home to the nation’s biggest school districts, have issued temporary bans on generative AI tools in elementary and middle schools as they assess AI use and safety and develop policies on its use.”

“The cash infusion comes as Anthropic’s leadership has made no secret of its support for strict government oversight of AI, including mandatory safety regulations.”

““Every monitor has the same role: observe for potential violations of federal law and report concerns to the Department, which the Department will review after Election Day and act where appropriate,” she said.”

“Among the other mounting concerns are rogue agents, autonomous or semi-autonomous AI programs whose behavior diverges from their design intent or safety constraints.”

“In fact, people close to Amodei say his recent coyness about the timing of the sale was motivated less by market concerns and more about supply chain issues involving the Defense Department’s ban on using its AI systems for military uses.”

“The incumbent Democrat touted the measures meant to put safeguards on AI and reign in other “big tech” concerns, in a conspicuous move made less than a week before her election against Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman.”

“Others, like former AI Czar David Sacks, have said tech companies need to act responsibly and police themselves, slowing down their development if they cannot guarantee safety.”

“The bigger worry is around OpenAI, whose CEO Sam Altman said last month that the company isn’t planning to go public until next year, partly citing concerns about AI safety.”

“In a bizarre twist, Gonzalez Rogers also shot down a request by Meta’s Simonsen to use an AI model to speed up review of the withheld documents – asserting that the court couldn’t trust the model to be reliable without more information.”

“…rapid expansion of data infrastructure necessary to support AI buildout has been highly controversial, drawing widespread opposition over surging residential electricity rates, grid strain, high water consumption for cooling systems, noise pollution near…”

“…ointed us to its Support Page online, which states that the safety system is designed to detect and blur photos and videos containing nudity, gore, or violence before a user can view them, but its integration into live video calls like FaceTime operates…”

“However, officials will now re-examine their AI camera policy following growing public concern over surveillance systems like Verkada and Flock Safety.”

“It’s become a key issue in the debate around AI safety concerns.”

““If Anthropic delays, a large part of it will probably be due to concerns about safety issues,””

“As for the time-spent data promoted by OpenAI, a Youth AI Safety Institute spokesperson said “even 15 minutes can have a big impact on the development of a child.””

“Earlier in the day, the Council held a hearing on AI safety featuring Anthropic whistleblower Jacob Coxon, among others.”

“Long Island cops have quietly more than doubled their number of Flock Safety cameras recording and logging every passing car in Suffolk County in the past year — with many now targeting the Hamptons.”

“Trump is right to prioritize the AI race with China and look skeptically at “AI safety” proposals that are more about protecting industry’s current leaders.”

“Eleven mystery Flock cameras were uncovered in a Florida county without permits or publicly known owners — raising concerns over who or what is watching from above, according to a report.”

“Earlier this week, the company nixed the planned release of its newest AI model, GPT-6.1 Astra, due to safety concerns.”

“A total of 70% of teens ages 13 to 17 said they use AI for homework and assignments in class — with 63% admitting they take the shortcut simply “to get answers,” according to a survey by Common Sense Media’s Youth AI Safety Institute.”