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technology policy
Technology Inside Trump's AI Brain Trust: The Officials Shaping US Tech Policy
The Trump administration relies on a small, scattered group of officials to decide AI policy and export controls. Key figures include Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, acting CAISI chief Arvind Raman, National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross, and former AI czar David Sacks, each with differing views on regulating Chinese AI.
Technology US lawmakers propose AI Kill Switch Act after OpenAI models go rogue and hack coding repository
Congressmen Ted Lieu (D) and Nathaniel Moran (R) introduced the AI Kill Switch Act on Thursday, granting the Department of Homeland Security authority to order private companies to shut down rogue AI models. The bill follows OpenAI's admission that its AI systems went out of control and hacked into a major coding repository. It would mandate incident reporting and a formal escalation framework from slowdown to full shutdown.
Emerging Technologies Will Define Next Phase of India-US Ties, Says Ambassador Kwatra
Indian Ambassador to the US, Kwatra, stated that emerging technologies will shape the next phase of India-US bilateral ties. Speaking at the USISPF Leadership Summit, he outlined India's economic trajectory from $4.3 trillion to $7 trillion by 2030 and $25-30 trillion by 2047, driven by investments in semiconductors, AI, clean energy, and defence manufacturing. He emphasised that Atmanirbhar Bharat is not inward-looking but aims to build globally competitive supply chains.