Driving The Day

Today is August 12, 2024, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: In Washington, the Biden Administration is working with lawmakers on legislation that would “help make artificial intelligence-enabled technologies more secure.” Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm argued the U.S. will have enough energy to meet AI’s increasing need for power. Meanwhile, Axios discussed state lawmakers’ efforts to regulate the use of AI in healthcare. Across the pond, an advocacy organization wants regulators in nine EU member states to investigate X for “using European users’ data to train its AI chatbot Grok.”

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: Former President Donald Trump faced scrutiny for claiming that crowd photos at Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign events were generated by AI.

• Around the Nation: California partners with Nvidia on community college AI training program.

• Across the Pond: How experts in China and the U.K. view AI risks and collaboration.

• Global Highlights: Nvidia AI chip smuggling to China becomes an industry.

• Outside Views: An academic argued public records data must be off-limits for AI.

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