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Chinese model Kimi K3 adds pressure on Trump administration's AI policy |
The release of the Chinese AI model Kimi K3 is forcing Washington and Silicon Valley to reckon with another sign of intense competition with Beijing, renewing questions over how to curb the country’s technology capabilities.
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Kimi K3, released late last week by the China-based firm Moonshot AI, quickly sent shockwaves through industry and policy circles, threatening the leads in coding ability of U.S. labs and models like Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol.
The model’s release is boosting pressure on the Trump administration to keep the country’s edge over China as it tries to pin down its domestic AI policy amid intense political backlash and intraparty divisions.
“The introduction of Kimi K3…I think only reinforces ... the importance of the U.S. really establishing a coherent framework and process,” for AI model testing” Chris LeHane, chief global affairs officer for OpenAI, told reporters on Tuesday.
“There is a benefit of having a really clearly defined process so that you could speed the market and have real clarity on being able to get this out to various defenders,” he said, referring to government and critical infrastructure.
President Trump signed an executive order in early June laying out the process for a voluntary testing framework, in which AI companies can share their models with the government for up to 30 days before releasing them publicly.
It gave agencies 60 days, or until Aug. 1, to create a classified benchmarking process for “covered frontier” AI models and a voluntary framework for companies to abide by.
Former White House AI and cryptocurrency czar David Sacks argued last week the U.S. is risking its competitive edge.
“Meanwhile America is tying itself in knots: politicians and bureaucrats are banning new data centers, piling on state regulations, and pushing for new federal agencies to pre-approve frontier models,” the venture capitalist wrote in a post on social platform X.
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1K internet domains were used to illegally stream World Cup matches
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(NewsNation) — At least 1,000 internet domains illegally streamed the FIFA World Cup finals, resulting in the Department of Justice (DOJ) seizing them in what the agency called “Operation Offsides,” according to a press release Monday. The sites violated United States copyright law, the DOJ said. Consumers accessing the sites risked unknowingly installing malicious software on their devices. The Trump administration …
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Wisconsin residents could lose voting rights over prediction market bets
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Wisconsin’s Election Commission (WEC) warned in a statement on Tuesday that betting on elections that you cast ballots in is illegal in the state and there will be consequences. “We want voters to understand that they cannot legally make a bet on an election and cast a ballot in that same election,” WEC Administrator Meagan Wolfe said, noting it is important for voters to understand that it is a Class I felony.
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Bessent warns China could face sanctions over AI IP theft
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Tuesday the Trump administration could sanction China over intellectual property (IP) theft amid concerns about whether Beijing is relying on American AI to develop its own advanced models. “We’ve seen a lot of talk about you know open-source models coming and threatening the large language models in the U.S.” Bessent told Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo. “What …
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News we’ve flagged from the intersection of tech and other topics:
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- Anthropic's landmark $1.5B copyright settlement is approved (TechCrunch)
- OpenAI, Anthropic boost lobbying as legacy tech, defense spending slips (CNBC)
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White House agrees to ethics provision in crypto bill
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© AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson
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The White House has agreed to an ethics provision in a cryptocurrency regulation bill amid a final push to pass the legislation in the Senate.
The provision would bar all federal officials from offering or issuing digital assets, with the Department of Justice (DOJ) tasked with enforcing the measure, an industry source told The Hill following a meeting with White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt.
“The administration is committed to working with Congress to see the CLARITY Act advance and has agreed to the most comprehensive and wide-ranging ethics provision in history,” a White House official said in a statement to The Hill.
Democrats have long pushed for a provision in the bill that would restrict elected officials’ ability to profit from the crypto industry in the face of concerns about President Trump and his family’s various digital asset ventures.
This is one of the key remaining points of contention between Republicans and crypto-friendly Democrats on the legislation, which faces a crucial moment in the Senate ahead of August recess.
If lawmakers fail to pass the Clarity Act within the next three weeks, experts have suggested it is unlikely to cross the finish line before the midterm elections.
Check out a full report at TheHill.com.
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