Driving the Day

Today is January 29, 2025, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Copyright Office released the second part of a report addressing the copyrightability of works created using AI. Meanwhile, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced a bill to ban U.S.-China collaboration on AI, including all trade, research, and investment. Across the pond, Italy’s data privacy watchdog requested Chinese AI company DeepSeek disclose how it handles the data of Italian citizens on its chatbot app.

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: Politico discussed which tech programs could be caught in Trump’s spending review.

• Around the Nation: An expert at the Center on Technology Policy discussed state-level AI and data center policy. 

• Across the Pond: A U.K. Parliamentary office published a report discussing AI, disinformation, and cyber security.

• Global Highlights: Microsoft is probing whether a group linked to DeepSeek improperly obtained OpenAI data.

• Outside Views: The Guardian discussed what the International AI Safety report, commissioned after the 2023 global AI safety summit, says on jobs, climate, cyberwar and more.

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