Driving the Day

Today is March 13, 2025, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: In Washington, the Federal Trade Commission decided to continue a Biden-era antitrust investigation of Microsoft, which includes a probe into the company’s AI operations. Across the pond, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer suggested AI could replace some civil servants. Lastly, Google and OpenAI submitted policy proposals in response to the Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan.  

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for more U.S. government support to prevent China from acquiring “algorithmic secrets.”

• Around the Nation: CalMatters published an article discussing how the Trump Administration could impact California’s AI legislative proposals.

• Across the Pond: The Center for Data Innovation published a report explaining why the U.K. needs a broad text and data mining exception to support AI innovation.

• Global Highlights: A United Arab Emirates official plans to press the U.S. for the ability to buy more Nvidia AI chips.

• Outside Views: After identifying major flaws in popular AI models, some researchers are pushing for a new system to identify and report bugs.

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