Author: Christopher Hutton, Washington Examiner

Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) attempt to pass legislation revoking legal protections for artificial intelligence on the internet was blocked by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). SUPREME COURT TO HEAR CASE THAT COULD REVERSE JAN. 6 CHARGES AGAINST HUNDREDS, INCLUDING TRUMP Hawley sought unanimous consent Wednesday to pass the No Section 230 Immunity for AI Act, legislation…

Elon Musk may have unbanned Infowars host Alex Jones on X, the social media platform previously called Twitter, but there are several alt-right or other controversial profiles that remain banned. Musk posted a poll over the weekend asking if he should unban Jones. More than 70% of respondents said he should, leading to the Tesla…

The Supreme Court rejected independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s request to have his lawsuit against the federal government included in a case addressing whether Big Tech and the federal government colluded to censor political speech. The Supreme Court issued an order declining Kennedy’s request to combine his suit, which Kennedy had filed on…

Microsoft has formed an alliance with a coalition of 60 labor unions to discuss the ramifications of the rise of artificial intelligence for employment. The Big Tech software giant announced on Monday that it was partnering with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations to provide labor leadership and workers with additional…

The Biden administration will give the first grant funded by a law designed to fund semiconductor manufacturing and expansion to the makers of chips used in F-15 and F-35 fighter jets. The government will give a $35 million grant to BAE Systems, a defense contractor that provides components to the military, according to the New…

A startup claims it can help protect millions of people from losing money to artificial intelligence-enhanced robocall cams. The dawn of accessible generative AI has increased the fear of scammers tricking victims into giving over their private information by creating deepfakes, or replicating the voices of people with the intent to deceive. HOME ECONOMICS: THE…

The United States and United Kingdom’s consumer watchdogs have both turned their gaze toward Microsoft’s $10 billion investment in ChatGPT developer OpenAI over the possibility that it runs afoul of antitrust law. The Federal Trade Commission and the U.K.-based Competitions and Markets Authority are both initiating investigations into Microsoft’s investments in OpenAI, according to Bloomberg.…

House Democrats blocked legislation to inform consumers if their children’s smart toys have surveillance devices from being included in a bipartisan defense spending bill. Senate Commerce Committee ranking member Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) Informing Consumers About Smart Devices Act was dropped from the National Defense Authorization Act unveiled late Wednesday. Cruz’s bill, which he introduced in…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and the Senate examined the risks of artificial intelligence-caused “doomsday scenarios” Wednesday at the latest AI Insight Forum. At the final pair of forums on Wednesday, industry experts offered their suggestions for how to install appropriate guidelines for the technology to stop specific threats to U.S. interests. The first…

Unidentified foreign governments are surveilling mobile phone users through push notifications, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) said. Wyden, a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence member, sent a letter to the Department of Justice on Wednesday inquiring about how foreign officials sought data from Google and Apple for surveillance purposes. He also briefly mentioned that phone notifications,…