Driving the Day

Today is February 5, 2025, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: Security experts discovered Chinese AI company DeepSeek “has computer code that could send some user login information” to state-owned China Mobile, which is banned from operating in the U.S. Meanwhile, U.S. prosecutors indicted ex-Google engineer Linwei Ding, accusing him of stealing AI trade secrets to aid Chinese firms. Lastly, nations including the U.S. and China are negotiating a non-binding communiqué that would express shared principles for stewarding AI in advance of next week’s AI Action Summit in France.

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: Tech Policy Press published their takeaways from the U.S. Senate confirmation hearings and how they relate to AI.

• Around the Nation: Washington state lawmakers are weighing a handful of AI bill proposals this year.

• Across the Pond: Meta’s head of global affairs suggested his company would not sign on to the EU’s AI Code of Practice.

• Global Highlights: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman praised India's AI growth and discussed ways to collaborate on India’s AI development with the country’s IT Minister.

• Outside Views: Human rights advocates are concerned that Google’s parent company removed a longstanding ban on its AI being used for weapons and surveillance tools.

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