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In an independent piece for Phenomenal World, Brian J. Chen considers US-China tech tensions, export controls, efforts to achieve digital sovereignty, and how the AI race is shifting the politics of the “national interest.” Read on Phenomenal World

This legislation is a liability shield for the tech industry, Brian J. Chen and Janet Haven write in The Hill. It “provides is a free pass for the AI industry to continue to discriminate, spread deepfakes, exacerbate mental health risks and surveil workers.” Read on The Hill

In a new op-ed in Undark, Ranjit Singh and Livia Garofalo argue that AI chatbots are increasingly used for companionship and mental health support, but without safeguards, they risk causing harm. In their piece, Singh and Garofalo include specific guidance for platforms and make a case for why chatbot design must shift from “engage at all costs” to “do no harm.” Read on Undark

Colorado's delayed implementation of its AI Act shows how state governments are struggling to regulate amid pressures from both the federal government and the tech industry, writes Policy Manager Serena Oduro. Read on Tech Policy Press

The Trump administration’s “strategy for achieving AI primacy depends on imperial overreach and the unchecked expansion of executive power…. prioritizing predation over effective governance,” Policy Director Brian J. Chen writes. Read on Project Syndicate

When you hear someone advocating for acceleration, ask: accelerating toward what? Today’s techno-accelerationists want us to rush forward into a political order that explicitly favors their interests, writes D&S’s Jacob Metcalf Read on Tech Policy Press

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The transformation of NIST's AI Safety Institute into the Center for AI Standards and Innovation is a blow to multidisciplinary and international collaboration on AI safety, Serena Oduro writes for Tech Policy Press. Read on Tech Policy Press

“The increasing role of consumer-oriented technology companies in warfare has implications for everyone — not just those who are targeted by AI weapons,” write Brian J. Chen, Tina M. Park, and Alex Pasternack. Read on Tech Policy Press