Washington balks at giving AI firms waiver to create safety standard

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call for an antitrust waiver for AI firms to work together on a safety standard is being met with skepticism in Washington, where policymakers are questioning tech leaders' intentions. Congress has failed repeatedly to pass AI regulations for years, but some lawmakers are balking at the idea of technology companies taking...
READ NEXT
More on the wire
FROM THE PUBLISHER
A federal judge on Thursday declined Rep. Joyce Beatty’s (D-Ohio) request for an emergency hearing to review the Kennedy Center board’s latest vote to close the building for renovations. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper will, however, require the government to provide at least 30 days' notice if it intends to demolish the performing arts center in the nation’s...
FROM THE PUBLISHER
The White House yanked President Trump's nomination of Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer to helm Immigration and Customs Enforcement after Sen. Rand Paul blocked it.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
“If someone should be arrested, it's Mayor Mamdani for inciting, for actually collaborating with the enemy of the United States,” he said.