Donald Trump

Trump administration backs OpenAI in New York Times copyright lawsuit

The Financial Times reports that the US government under the Trump administration has intervened in the copyright lawsuit between The New York Times and OpenAI, urging the court to reject claims that training artificial intelligence models on copyrighted material is illegal. Claims are as reported; this summary makes no determination about accuracy or significance.

• Moderate confidence
• Limited corroboration

US Republican governors crack down on Flock AI surveillance

The Financial Times reports that US Republican governors are cracking down on Flock, an artificial intelligence license-plate-reading startup backed by Trump donors, as political backlash against surveillance technology intensifies across state administrations. Claims are as reported; this summary makes no determination about accuracy or significance.

• Moderate confidence
• Limited corroboration

FDA considers competency-based tests for medical generative AI

Nextgov reports that the FDA and the Trump administration are considering competency-based testing frameworks for generative AI models in healthcare. Claims are as reported; this summary makes no determination about accuracy or significance.

Federal judge blocks Pentagon blacklisting of Anthropic

A federal judge in California has ruled that the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic by the Trump administration was unconstitutional. The AI safety lab had filed a lawsuit in March alleging unlawful retaliation after the company established internal safety guardrails and operational boundaries. Claims are as reported; this summary makes no determination about accuracy or significance.

• Moderate confidence
• Strongly corroborated