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TRUMP SHIFTS TO STRICT AI RULES AFTER LIGHT-TOUCH START

The Trump administration abandoned its initial deregulatory approach to artificial intelligence within days of taking office in January 2025, implementing restrictions on top AI models operating in the US.

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How the Trump administration shifted from a "light-touch" approach to AI policy to an interventionist stance that led to restrictions on top AI models in the US (Leo Schwartz/The Information)

Leo Schwartz / The Information: How the Trump administration shifted from a “light-touch” approach to AI policy to an in…

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The US Department of Commerce's BIS is formally investigating whether Chinese companies like Moonshot are accessing advanced US AI chips to train their models (Leo Schwartz/The Information)

Leo Schwartz / The Information: The US Department of Commerce's BIS is formally investigating whether Chinese companies…

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Meta, Nvidia, Microsoft, a16z, and others sign a letter defending open-source AI; Jensen Huang, in his first X post, says open models strengthen cybersecurity (Leo Schwartz/The Information)

Leo Schwartz / The Information: Meta, Nvidia, Microsoft, a16z, and others sign a letter defending open-source AI; Jensen…

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