House Republicans are again issuing “baseless subpoenas” to appease their “far-right base,” the White House said Thursday after the House Judiciary Committee sought to compel testimony in its investigation over claims the Biden administration colluded with Big Tech to censor social media content.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is “genuinely a hero,” ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Tuesday while discussing Altman’s recent ouster and reinstatement at the company (see 2311170065).
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the company said Monday after it announced subpoenas seeking testimony from Snap, X and Discord about children's online safety. The committee also said it’s in discussions about potential voluntary testimony from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew.
President Joe Biden’s executive order on AI (see 2310300056) didn’t include FTC recommendations the agency wasn’t already exploring, Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya said Wednesday.
DOJ’s effort to update U.S. antitrust policies with the FTC could have the opposite intended effect and undermine competition, party leaders on the House Antitrust Subcommittee said Tuesday.
Repealing Section 230 isn’t the “right answer” for holding tech platforms accountable, Senate Commerce Committee ranking member Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told us last week.
Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., told us Thursday she will try to hotline kids privacy legislation in the Senate.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduling a hearing on Section 230 and prospects for repealing the tech industry’s liability shield, ranking member Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told us Tuesday.
President Joe Biden told senators Tuesday that his executive order on AI goes only so far, and Congress should work with the White House to incorporate some of its provisions into legislation, Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., told us Thursday.
China on Wednesday pledged to maintain an open dialogue with the U.S., the U.K., the EU and dozens of countries to develop international norms and policies for AI technology.