Republican lawmakers criticize Ford business ties to China
Republican lawmakers criticize Ford business ties to China. 41 EDTShareKey events9m agoHere's a recap of the day so far47m agoJohnson says he will meet with AI execs 'soon' alongside Trump1h agoTrump 'open to' talks with Iran, insists that countries should reimburse US for oil arriving through strait of Hormuz2h agoAlligator Alcatraz held detainees in cages the size of phone booths, DHS watchdog says3h agoTrump again touts $5,000 payments if GOP retains control of Congress3h agoSenate Republicans release new crypto bill text ahead of critical Tuesday vote3h agoTwo dozen states sue Trump administration over rule to make it harder to get green cards4h agoTop Senate Democrat calls for all-chamber meeting with Trump administration about AI guardrails5h agoHouse committee to consider Russia sanctions bill5h ago'I don't think Americans should be scared of anything': Vance tries to quell concerns about AI regulation5h agoTrump claims 'sick conspiracy' over calls for more guardrails on AI companies6h agoJohnson: Congress shouldn't be in charge of AI guardrails, insists its tech companies responsibilities7h agoJohnson to discuss Trump's $5k midterm pledge, says incentive needs approval from Congress8h agoEPA set to scrap power-plant pollution limits – reports9h agoKennedy Center faces bankruptcy and possible closure – report9h agoTrump's mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while on Air Force One on 13 September.
What happened
China’s ministry of foreign affairs responded to a question about Amodei’s essay by saying all parties should work together on AI. For his part, Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader has called for an all-senators briefing with key administration officials to discuss the administration’s actions to regulate “responsible” development of artificial intelligence, and “stopping China’s advancement of AI”. Trump met privately with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman backstage at the Republican midterm convention last week, according to MS Now.
The speaker didn’t say whether Congress would try and rush through any legislation to curb AI development this week, before House lawmakers head out of Washington to continue campaigning ahead of the November midterms. At the time, a spokesperson for Ron DeSantis, the Republican Florida governor whose administration ran Alligator Alcatraz on behalf of the federal government, dismissed the claims now confirmed by the DHS report as “fabrications” – and the Amnesty report as “a politically motivated attack”.
President Xi, of China, just announced that China will be doing absolutely nothing to stand in the way of AI, or its future. He posted about it again just now on Truth Social: The $5,000 Trump Dividend, to be given to all Adults in the United States due to the fact that our Country is taking in Trillions of Dollars of Economic Development, Investment, and Pure SUCCESS, is being criticized by “Dumocrats” who are hoping that it never happens — But it will!
The wider picture
Senate Republicans have released a revised draft of major cryptocurrency legislation which they said addressed Democrats’ concerns over ethics provisions, as well as banking industry concerns that the bill could hurt lending, ahead of a key vote tomorrow. The Clarity Act, which would create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies, had stalled amid concerns among Democrats and some Republicans that it had insufficient ethics and illicit finance safeguards and could destabilize the banking system by creating more competition for deposits.
The new text includes rules put forth by senators Thom Tillis, a Republican, and Democrat Ruben Gallego. The new draft also includes new protections for bank deposits, and protects consumers with new guardrails on affiliate trading, clarifies the applicability of state consumer protection laws and protects software developers, the Republican senators said. Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Visitors at an AI expo in China. Photograph: Ng Han Guan/APView image in fullscreenVisitors at an AI expo in China.
Photograph: Ng Han Guan/APChina dismisses AI ‘fearmongering’ as spy chief warns of threat to Communist party ruleBeijing hits back after Anthropic CEO calls for US to impede China’s progress in AIChina has dismissed what it said were “fearmongering” calls for the US to block Beijing’s AI industry, even as the top Chinese spy chief warned the evolving technology could threaten Communist party rule. The US tech entrepreneur and Anthropic chief executive, Dario Amodei, wrote an essay published over the weekend that called for a global slowdown in AI capabilities, but also said Washington should actively impede Beijing’s advancement in order to keep a technological edge.
What has been reported
He said that while “global pacing will require cooperation with China”, steps were needed to “keep democracies’ AI lead over autocracies as large as possible”. Other tech bosses, including the OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, the Google DeepMind chair, Demis Hassabis, and the SpaceX chief, Elon Musk, have posted general support for Amodei’s lengthy essay, although not specifically on China. View image in fullscreenAnthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei, who has called for the US to impede China’s AI development to preserve the technological lead of democracies.
The president of China, Xi Jinping, warned at a conference in July that AI should “always remain under human control”. But the extent of the Chinese government’s concerns was shown in an article published on Sunday in the state-run magazine China Cyberspace, in which the country’s top intelligence official wrote that the technology could threaten the government’s hold on power. The head of China’s ministry of state security, Chen Yixin, wrote that “hostile forces and individuals with ulterior motives” were abusing AI to wage a “propaganda war and a cognitive war against us, directly threatening our political security, institutional security, and ideological security”.
In an editorial published Sunday, China’s state-run Global Times newspaper dismissed Amodei’s essay as a veiled call to “contain” China. “The article is packed with containment provisions targeting China and is, in essence, a ‘cold war playbook’ for the AI sector,” it said.
What happens next
The Associated Press contributed to this reportExplore more on these topicsChinaAI (artificial intelligence)Xi JinpingDonald TrumpAnthropicnewsShareReuse this contentMost viewedMost viewed Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APView image in fullscreenPresident Donald Trump speaks with reporters while on Air Force One on 13 September. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APFrom 9m ago Donald Trump has claimed there is a “SICK conspiracy” against artificial intelligence and data centers in response to the growing calls for greater checks on AI development. “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ! ) PRESIDENT, and the U.
A. has that, in spades! ” Trump wrote on Truth Social, insisting that the administration has stopped leaders of AI companies from “doing bad, or potentially bad” things. This comes after a number of AI company CEOs called for the advancement of the technology to slow down. House speaker Mike Johnson told reporters on Capitol Hill that the White House will schedule a meeting with artificial intelligence executives either by the “end of this week or early next week”.
The report has been compiled by The Daily Waves using information reported across theguardian.com. Details are presented according to the information available at the time of publication and may change as authorities, organisers or other relevant parties provide updates.