On lame duck AI bill, Congress shouldn’t push too far

On lame-duck AI bill, Congress shouldn’t push too far

Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds the potential to bring a commercial and economic rebirth for the United States and its allies, but Congress is negotiating a lame-duck bill to regulate the AI ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Live updates: House Republicans take a victory lap as Congress returns to DC

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What Congress has on its agenda for lame-duck session

Lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for the first time since Election Day. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on what Congress has in store for the remainder of ...

Advocates call on Congress to reauthorize radiation compensation law in lame-duck session

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Congressional leaders negotiating potential lame-duck deal to address AI concerns

The discussions between the top four Hill leaders are centered on hopes to pass legislation before January.

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White House pushes back on Trump call to halt confirmations in lame duck period

A White House spokesperson on Monday pushed back on President-elect Trump’s demand that the Democratic Senate stop confirming judges during the lame-duck period before he takes office and the upper ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Senate Democrat sees ‘a chance’ of more Ukraine funding in lame duck session

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Wednesday there is a chance that Congress could pass additional funding for Ukraine ahead of the transition to a ...

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Has poppymania gone too far?

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At times it felt like the three parties thought they were governing three completely different countries. Germany’s coalition government, which collapsed in dramatic fashion on Wednesday night ...

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With careful consideration and bold leadership, we can ensure that AI becomes a tool for progress, not a threat to our future.

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Tech giants press Congress to codify AI Safety Institute

A coalition of more than 60 tech companies and industry groups, including Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI, urged congressional leaders Tuesday to pass legislation permanently ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Far-right Israeli settler movement aims to push Palestinians out of Gaza

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Netanyahu, the brutal chancer, will keep on bombing, but his brinkmanship may go too far | Simon Tisdall

The notion that he will claim a victory and stop now is deluded. He will press on until there is the political will in the US to stop him. It’s blindingly obvious Benjamin Netanyahu does not want a ...

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Man on trial in NYC subway death went 'way too far,' prosecutors say in opening statements

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China's commerce ministry said Monday that it had filed an additional appeal with the WTO over the EU's tariffs on its EVs, as bilateral talks have yet to lead to a breakthrough.

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ByteDance’s AI can make your photos act out movie scenes — but is it too real?

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AI’s math problem: FrontierMath benchmark shows how far technology still has to go

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French maritime authorities report 2 migrant deaths in English Channel, pushing total so far this year above 50 dead

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An AI chatbot pushed a teen to kill himself, a lawsuit against its creator alleges

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Meta's third-quarter profit surges 35% reflecting strong ad revenue and its AI push

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GOP senator: Trump shouldn’t pardon Hunter Biden

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Child welfare system reforms shouldn’t leave incarcerated mothers behind

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Trump says he 'shouldn’t have left' the White House in 2021

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‘A therapist shouldn’t be giving you hugs’: readers share bad counselling experiences

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