Driving the Day

Today is March 31, 2025, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: The Wall Street Journal published a feature on “Peter Thiel Protégé” Michael Kratsios, the newly confirmed director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, who the Journal says is leading the Administration’s AI strategy against China. Across the pond, the design industry, which includes product and furniture designers, pushed back on the U.K. government’s AI copyright proposal. Lastly, Wired suggested a previously unsecured database containing thousands of AI-generated images, including images with AI-generated child sexual abuse material, is a “glimpse at how AI image-generation tools can be weaponized.”

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: Time suggested the Studio Ghibli memes being created with ChatGPT are a sign of OpenAI’s Trump-era shift.

• Around the Nation: Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners discussed the use of AI in the health insurance industry.

• Across the Pond: Japan wants to work with the EU on AI models based on languages other than English and Chinese. 

• Global Highlights: A researcher discussed how Beijing is controlling China’s AI industry.

• Outside Views: Former Biden White House chief of staff Bruce Reed joined Common Sense Media and will advocate for policies to protect children from AI harms.

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