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Senator Warner introduces AI Risk Management and Security Act
S. 5576 proposes a federal AI Safety Board, mandatory pre-release model access for frontier developers, and strict incident reporting requirements with civil penalties.quiverquant.comPolicy
Trump administration pushes AI liability, sparking blame debate
The White House is urging courts to hold AI developers financially responsible for unsafe models, a stance backed by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and former AI czar David Sacks, and calling for Justice Department intervention.bloomberg.comInnovation
Study finds AI acts as skill-disequalizer for junior patent lawyers
A new NBER working paper by David Autor and Google researchers indicates that while AI improves patent drafting quality for all lawyers, only experienced attorneys retain skill gains when the tool is removed, suggesting AI may hinder rather than help early-career professional development.fortune.comPolicy
California law bars AI from making independent medical decisions
Assembly Bill 1979, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, requires doctors and nurses to retain ultimate authority over patient care, limiting AI to advisory roles in California hospitals and clinics.eastbaytimes.comPolicy
Anthropic bans sustained abusive behavior toward AI models
Anthropic has introduced a policy prohibiting sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior toward its AI models, targeting extreme cases of repeated cruelty with no discernible purpose.businessinsider.comProduct
Salesforce renames AIForce to SIForce amid Trump’s super‑intelligence push
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff announced the AIForce platform will be rebranded as SIForce, echoing President Trump’s executive order to replace the term “Artificial Intelligence” with “Super Intelligence.”africa.businessinsider.comIndustry
Flock Safety to cut 18% of staff amid AI surveillance backlash
Flock Safety plans to lay off roughly 270 employees, or 18% of its workforce, as it faces growing regulatory scrutiny and public opposition to its AI-powered surveillance cameras.theguardian.comPolicy
DOE, NIH, and Biohub launch $1 billion partnership to build data foundation for predictive biology AI
The U.S. Department of Energy, National Institutes of Health, and Biohub signed an MOU committing $1 billion over five years to create an open, AI‑ready biological data platform aimed at predictive models of living systems.hpcwire.comPolicy
Democrats unveil AI safety and liability frameworks ahead of midterm elections
Sen. Maria Cantwell and Rep. Lori Trahan released separate AI safety and liability drafts as Democrats push a comprehensive oversight agenda before the November vote.politico.com
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