Driving the Day

Today is April 23, 2025, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: Politico discussed “a new wave of startups, research and insider warnings” that are “putting the AI risk conversation back on the radar,” particularly as some companies are now developing advanced, self-coding AI tools. Meanwhile, a collection of consumer advocates, labor groups, and academics expressed opposition to OpenAI’s effort to drop its nonprofit status. The New York Times suggested China’s secret weapon in the trade war with the United States is an “army of factory robots” powered by AI. Lastly, Vox published an article arguing it’s not time to “panic about AI’s energy use just yet.”

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: Musk's DOGE is slashing National Science Foundation funding, including programs that combat deepfakes and misinformation.

• Around the Nation: The Baton Rouge Business Report discussed how Louisiana is turning to AI to help detect Medicaid fraud.

• Across the Pond: The Center for Strategic and International Studies discussed the EU’s AI Continent Action Plan.

• Global Highlights: A Bloomberg columnist discussed how she thinks Chinese AI will withstand the trade war with the U.S.

• Outside Views: Variety discussed what an AI war on copyright law could mean for content creators.

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