Ai Policy Safety

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is calling for a judge to block OpenAI from giving ChatGPT 'false human attributes,' citing safety concerns and arguing users are lulled into a false sense of security by the bot's use of first-person pronouns. The state previously sued OpenAI and is invoking extinction fears in its legal bid to halt the company's frontier AI development.

Policy • The Verge AI

The Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI companies over potential dangers posed by their products, an agency spokesperson confirmed to CNBC. The probe adds to mounting scrutiny over the companies' safety practices, especially after industry researchers warned about the potential for catastrophic harm.

Policy & Regulation • CNBC

The Pentagon stated that overreliance on AI systems contributed to a missile strike on a school in Iran, underscoring critical accountability gaps in autonomous military operations. The admission highlights increasing pressure to establish strict human oversight protocols before deploying algorithmic decision-making in defense contexts.

AI Governance • Hacker News