Tech Leaders Call for Government Action on AI

By Cat Zakrzewski, Cristiano Lima, and David DiMolfetta, washingtonpost.com, 9-14-23 Some of the most powerful tech leaders in the world – including Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg – traveled to Capitol Hill for a meeting on artificial intelligence, where they expressed unanimous agreement that the government needs to intervene to [...]

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DOJ Takes On Google in Antitrust Trial

By Eva Dou and Gerrit De Vynck, washingtonpost.com, 9-10-23 The Justice Department finally will take Google to court over its alleged sharp-elbowed tactics on Sept. 12, in a landmark trial that marks the department’s first antitrust case against a major tech company in more than 20 years. Filed in 2020 under the Trump administration, [...]

By |2023-09-14T13:26:44-04:00September 10th, 2023|Issue Watch|Comments Off on DOJ Takes On Google in Antitrust Trial

Senate Confirms Anna Gomez for FCC, Breaking Years-Long Deadlock

By Cristiano Lima, washingtonpost.com, 9-7-23 The Senate on Sept. 7 confirmed Anna Gomez, President Biden’s pick for the Federal Communications Commission, ending a lengthy partisan split at the regulatory agency and giving Democrats the power to carry out major agenda items. Senators voted 55-43 to confirm Gomez, an FCC veteran who is a communications [...]

By |2023-09-14T13:24:41-04:00September 7th, 2023|Issue Watch|Comments Off on Senate Confirms Anna Gomez for FCC, Breaking Years-Long Deadlock

Biden Administration Urges Supreme Court To Block Texas Social Media Law

By Cat Zakrzewski, washingtonpost.com, 8-14-23 The Biden administration on Aug. 14 told the Supreme Court it should overturn the 5th Circuit Court’s decision to uphold a controversial Texas social media law, calling on the High Court to take up a pair of cases that could have broad implications for the future of online speech. [...]

By |2023-08-23T13:35:15-04:00August 14th, 2023|Issue Watch|Comments Off on Biden Administration Urges Supreme Court To Block Texas Social Media Law

Judge Clears Way for Trial in DOJ’s Antitrust Case Against Google

By Gerrit De Vynck, washingtonpost.com, 8-4-23 A federal judge said the Department of Justice’s landmark case alleging Google’s dominance over the online search business is anti-competitive can go ahead, throwing out some of the government’s claims but ruling that a trial is still necessary. Google had asked for the judge to make a ruling [...]

By |2023-08-04T17:14:34-04:00August 4th, 2023|Issue Watch|Comments Off on Judge Clears Way for Trial in DOJ’s Antitrust Case Against Google

AI Companies Form New Safety Body, While Congress Plays Catch-Up

By Cat Zakrzewski, washingtonpost.com, 7-26-23 Leading artificial intelligence companies on July 26 unveiled plans to launch an industry-led body to develop safety standards for rapidly advancing technology, outpacing Washington policymakers who are still debating whether the U.S. government needs its own AI regulator. Google, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, Microsoft, and Anthropic introduced the Frontier Model Forum, [...]

By |2023-08-23T13:34:06-04:00July 26th, 2023|Issue Watch|Comments Off on AI Companies Form New Safety Body, While Congress Plays Catch-Up

Top Tech Firms Sign White House Pledge To Identify AI-Generated Images

By Cat Zakrzewski, washingtonpost.com, 7-21-23 During President Biden’s 50-year Washington political career, he has witnessed a slew of innovations, including the invention of the cellphone, the first Mac computer, the World Wide Web, and social media. But rapid advances in artificial intelligence, highlighted by the recent release of ChatGPT, have stunned the seasoned president…. [...]

By |2023-08-23T13:33:08-04:00July 21st, 2023|Issue Watch|Comments Off on Top Tech Firms Sign White House Pledge To Identify AI-Generated Images

Google Pitches Media Outlets on AI That Could Help Produce News

By Gerrit De Vynck, Elahe Izadi, and Paul Farhi, washingtonpost.com, 7-20-23 Google is in discussions with news publishers about building and selling artificial intelligence tools that could help reporters and editors produce written journalism, a potential major acceleration of the practice of using automated tools to produce news content. Google has been presenting the [...]

By |2023-07-20T17:40:48-04:00July 20th, 2023|Issue Watch|Comments Off on Google Pitches Media Outlets on AI That Could Help Produce News

Justice Department, FTC Propose Tough New Merger Guidelines

By John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable, 7-19-23 The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission are proposing tightening their merger review guidelines, citing what Attorney General Merrick Garland calls “unchecked consolidation” that “threatens the free and fair markets upon which our economy is based.” Garland said the guidelines reflect modern market realities. One of those [...]

By |2023-07-25T12:11:09-04:00July 19th, 2023|Issue Watch|Comments Off on Justice Department, FTC Propose Tough New Merger Guidelines

5th Circuit Pauses Order Restricting Government’s Tech Contacts

By Cat Zakrzewski, washingtonpost.com, 7-14-23 The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on July 14 granted a temporary stay of a July 4 order putting sweeping limitations on the Biden Administration’s communications with social media companies. The stay was granted by a panel of 5th Circuit judges, which includes Clinton appointee Carl E. Stewart, Obama [...]

By |2023-07-18T13:55:02-04:00July 14th, 2023|Issue Watch|Comments Off on 5th Circuit Pauses Order Restricting Government’s Tech Contacts
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