Driving The Day

Today is December 4, 2023, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo warned Nvidia that if they “redesign a chip” to evade China export controls on AI tech, the Administration will move quickly to block it. Meanwhile, Politico reports that a set of congressional AI fellows are receiving their salaries from an organization funded by large technology companies. At the U.N.’s climate summit in Dubai, AI’s environmental impact is up for debate. Finally, as California's data privacy agency meets to discuss newly proposed AI regulations, some believe the new rules will go much further than other states.

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: To draw AI experts to the U.S., Biden Admin explores updating the list of occupations allowed to obtain employment visas.

• Around the Nation: An overview of the scope and enforcement of state data privacy laws.

• Across the Pond: Europe's world-leading artificial intelligence rules are facing a do-or-die moment.

• Global Highlights: US Navy, UK, Australia will test AI system to help crews track Chinese submarines in the Pacific.

• Outside Views: An AI expert lays out his vision for regulating open-source AI models.

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