New US security restrictions on federally funded collaborations with Chinese institutions mark a significant step back in US-China cooperation, contrasting with the renewed 1979 Science and Technology Agreement, highlighting a growing contradiction between diplomatic intentions and practical shrinking collaboration space.
The Trump administration's American AI Exports Program, designed to promote U.S. AI technology abroad, has received far fewer applications than expected. Major AI companies remain unconvinced by government incentives and are wary of policy shifts, such as the Anthropic incident, potentially hindering foreign sales.
The Trump administration's American AI Exports Program, designed to promote US AI technology abroad, has received significantly fewer applications than expected. Major AI companies are reportedly unconvinced by government incentives and unnerved by policy shifts, raising concerns about the program's effectiveness in competing with China.
Anthropic announced the US Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on its powerful AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, which were previously restricted on national security grounds. Access will be restored globally starting tomorrow.
Apple is reportedly lobbying the Trump administration to allow it to purchase memory chips from ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), a Chinese company blacklisted by the Pentagon. This move comes amid a severe memory chip shortage and soaring prices, which have already led Apple to increase prices for its MacBooks and iPads.
Anthropic's new Fable AI model, a public version of its cybersecurity tool Mythos, is facing criticism from researchers for overly strict guardrails that block even benign requests related to cybersecurity or biology.
