Plus: AI leaders face the New York City Council under oath; OpenAI tests visual ads in ChatGPT image generation
Welcome in—grab your coffee, because today’s headlines read like science fiction trying very hard to become policy.
POLICY
🏛️ Trump forms Super Intelligence Force task force
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President Trump directed the federal government to use the term 'Super Intelligence' instead of 'artificial intelligence'. A Quinnipiac University poll found that 73% of Americans were concerned that AI could threaten human survival.
The details:
President Donald Trump announced the formation of the Super Intelligence Force (SIF) on Truth Social.
The Super Intelligence Force will coordinate with the federal government to ensure American leadership in Super Intelligence.
The task force will be led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, Pentagon official Emil Michael, and OPM Director Scott Kupor.
⚖️ AI leaders face the New York City Council under oath
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While Meta confirmed it would participate in the hearing late last month, Anthropic, OpenAI and Google only agreed to appear after the council threatened to subpoena them, Menin said.
The details:
Former Google DeepMind researcher Alex Turner warned that misaligned AI could prove more dangerous than China's aggressive development push during a New York City Council meeting on Monday.
Anthropic whistleblower Jacob Coxon called out the industry's extremely reckless approach to development during the meeting.
Senior leaders from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Meta testified under oath about the potential dangers of the technology and outlined current safety measures.
🖼️ OpenAI tests visual ads in ChatGPT image generation
OpenAI will begin testing visual ads in ChatGPT in the US later this month. The visual ads will initially appear when users generate images with ChatGPT.
The details:
OpenAI first brought ads to ChatGPT in February.
Ads will not appear for ChatGPT Plus, Pro, or Enterprise subscribers.
OpenAI has guardrails to keep ads out of emotionally vulnerable or sensitive contexts.
