Driving the Day

Today is April 17, 2025, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: In Washington, the leaders of the House Select Committee on China want answers from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang over how his company’s AI chips may have been used to train DeepSeek’s AI models, even as Huang visited Beijing and stressed the importance of the Chinese market to his company, according to Chinese state media. Meanwhile, the Trump Administration is considering banning Americans from accessing DeepSeek’s services. UnHerd published an article outlining the “AI tribes” trying to influence the White House. Lastly, MIT Technology Review published an article explaining the state of AI and energy in four charts.

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: Nearly 50 House Democrats urged the Trump Administration to end the use of unauthorized AI budget tools to slash spending.

• Around the Nation: Route Fifty discussed how AI is transforming state and local investigations. 

• Across the Pond: The European Commission banned the use of AI bots in its online meetings.

• Global Highlights: Intel states it will need a license to export AI chips to Chinese clients.

• Outside Views: OpenAI rolled out a new safeguard to prevent its latest AI models from disclosing information that could lead to bio-risks.

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