Driving the Day

Today is March 6, 2025, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: Tech Policy Press published a round-up of President Trump’s tech policy comments during his address on Tuesday night. In China, officials announced a new “state venture capital guidance fund” that will invest in AI and other emerging technologies and "is expected to attract nearly 1 trillion yuan ($138 billion) in capital over 20 years." Lastly, Dan Hendrycks with the Center for AI Safety and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt suggested superintelligent AI could create a deterrence dynamic between countries similar to the nuclear deterrence framework known as mutually assured destruction.

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: Attorneys General from 21 states urged Congress to ban DeepSeek from government devices.

• Around the Nation: Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would give whistleblower protections to AI workers.

• Across the Pond: The Nation published a podcast discussing the U.K. Labour Party’s embrace of AI no matter the consequences.

• Global Highlights: A study found that Russian disinformation floods AI chatbots.

• Outside Views: OpenAI's ex-policy lead criticized the company for “rewriting” its AI safety history.

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