Driving The Day

Today is October 28, 2024, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: A think tank fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace argued the U.S. “should cooperate with the Gulf states on AI,” but only with necessary safeguards in place. Meanwhile, the Center for Strategic and International Studies published an article explaining the Biden Administration’s national security memorandum on AI. Across the pond, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer penned an op-ed suggesting “publishers should have control over and seek payment for their work” after his government faced scrutiny over plans that would allow AI developers to scrape online content for training their models.

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: The U.S. Copyright office declined to bless hacking as a way for researchers to study AI bias.

• Around the Nation: The executive director of the Center for AI Policy explained why he supported California SB 1047.

• Across the Pond: A study suggests many German companies are not yet prepared for AI Act compliance.

• Global Highlights: TSMC suspended shipments to China firm after chip found on Huawei processor, sources say.

• Outside Views: The president of global affairs at Goldman Sachs argued the next AI debate is about geopolitics.

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