Category: Politics

President Donald Trump says he intends to stop calling artificial intelligence by its familiar name, telling reporters he prefers the term “super intelligence” instead, according to a report from The Washington Post. The remark, which quickly ricocheted across social media and industry newsletters, is the latest example of a president who has repeatedly shown a…

The United States and China have begun discussing the creation of a system that would allow each government to alert the other to artificial intelligence developments with potential national security implications, according to reporting published Monday by The New York Times. The talks reflect a growing recognition in Washington and Beijing that the two countries’…

President Donald Trump has said the United States will create a new body he called an “AI Force” and appoint a dedicated artificial intelligence tsar to oversee the government’s approach to the fast-moving technology, according to the BBC. The announcement, light on operational detail, signals the administration’s intent to place artificial intelligence at the centre…

The US military came close to a serious misstep after acting on an intelligence product generated with the help of artificial intelligence that turned out to be false, according to an exclusive CNN report published Friday that cited unnamed sources. Details of the incident remain limited, and CNN’s sources did not describe the episode publicly…

Campaign Finance Reports Reveal $37 Million Cash Gap in Pennsylvania Governor’s Race Newly filed campaign finance records show a yawning financial divide in Pennsylvania’s race for governor, with Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro holding roughly $37 million more cash on hand than his Republican challenger, state Treasurer Stacy Garrity. The disparity, disclosed in the latest round…

Pennsylvania State Police Signal Enforcement Push as Lawmakers Debate Skill Game Legalization The Pennsylvania State Police is warning that it may step up enforcement against so-called “skill games” — the slot-machine-style terminals that have spread across bars, convenience stores, private clubs and gas stations throughout the commonwealth — even as state lawmakers continue to wrestle…

Sen. Ted Cruz has added his voice to the growing chorus of lawmakers grappling with warnings from inside the artificial intelligence field, describing a widely circulated caution from an AI researcher as “scary as hell,” according to Politico. The remark, reported Thursday, underscores how quickly alarm about advanced AI systems has migrated from technical conferences…

Washington’s uneasy truce over artificial intelligence broke open this week after a group of prominent AI researchers issued a stark warning that the technology they helped build could, if left unchecked, pose a risk of human extinction. The warning — blunt in its language and unusual in its bluntness coming from scientists at the center…

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is assembling a new state technology team, a step that signals her administration intends to treat digital services and IT modernization as a central part of how state government operates. The move, reported by Virginia Scope, places technology alongside the more traditional priorities that dominate a governor’s first year in office.…

New York City’s public school system will prohibit students from using artificial intelligence tools through the eighth grade under a new policy announced by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration, marking one of the most restrictive approaches to classroom AI adopted by a major American school district. The move places the nation’s largest school system — serving…