Hacker News with Generative AI: Government Regulation

Smaller, cheaper nuclear reactors send US states racing to attract the industry (apnews.com)
With the promise of newer, cheaper nuclear power on the horizon, U.S. states are vying to position themselves to build and supply the industry’s next generation as policymakers consider expanding subsidies and paving over regulatory obstacles.
Nuclear Energy, Energy Policy, Government Regulation, State Government
5 points by petethomas 3 days ago | 0 comments
Ex-FCC chairs from both parties say CBS news distortion investigation is bogus (arstechnica.com)
The Federal Communications Commission's news distortion investigation into CBS drew a public rebuke from a bipartisan group of five former FCC commissioners, including two former chairmen.
Media, Politics, Government Regulation, News, CBS
16 points by pmags 3 days ago | 1 comments
Trump's FCC Starts Harassing Public Broadcasters with Bogus Investigations (techdirt.com)
If you hadn’t noticed, consolidated corporate media hasn’t been meeting the challenges of the current moment very well.
Politics, Media, Government Regulation, Public Broadcasting
42 points by beardyw 5 days ago | 8 comments
OpenAI Pushes for Deepseek Ban, Says Company Is 'State Controlled' (blazenwingscorner.space)
OpenAI, the creator of the AI model ChatGPT, describes their competitor DeepSeek as “state-subsidized” and “state-controlled” and submitted a proposal to the U.S. government for a ban on the company and other Chinese AI equipment.
Artificial Intelligence, Technology, China, Government Regulation
6 points by speckx 6 days ago | 3 comments
U.S. Government Removes Tornado Cash Sanctions (coindesk.com)
The U.S. Treasury Department's sanctions watchdog has removed Tornado Cash, a crypto mixing tool, from its global blacklist, overturning previous sanctions due to a federal appeals court ruling.
Cryptocurrency, Government Regulation, Law, Finance, Sanctions
41 points by aspenmayer 11 days ago | 21 comments
Furious at FCC, Arkansas jail cancels inmate phone calls rather than lower rates (arstechnica.com)
Sheriff John Montgomery of Baxter County, Arkansas, isn't going to take it anymore—if by "it" you mean "having to offer lower phone call rates to incarcerated inmates."
Prison Reform, Government Regulation, Technology, Arkansas
11 points by pseudolus 14 days ago | 1 comments
Belgium plans mandatory eID for social networks (techpulse.be)
Minister van Digitalisering Vanessa Matz wil dat socialemedia-apps zoals Facebook, Instagram en TikTok een identiteitscontrole gaan uitvoeren als je een nieuw account aanmaakt, om zo misbruik via anonieme accounts terug te dringen.
Privacy, Social Media, Belgium, Government Regulation
33 points by zoobab 15 days ago | 11 comments
Canada proposes phase out of 'forever chemicals' in consumer products (phys.org)
Canada on Wednesday proposed phasing out "forever chemicals" in many consumer products after finding them to be toxic and harmful at current high levels found in people and the environment.
Environment, Chemicals, Canada, Consumer Products, Government Regulation
4 points by PaulHoule 15 days ago | 0 comments
OpenAI and Google ask the government to let them train AI on content (theverge.com)
OpenAI and Google are pushing the US government to allow their AI models to train on copyrighted material.
Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, Government Regulation, Technology, Business
5 points by jarsin 17 days ago | 2 comments
AI Scientists Are Told to Remove 'Ideological Bias' from Powerful Models (wired.com)
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued new instructions to scientists that partner with the US Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI) that eliminate mention of “AI safety,” “responsible AI,” and “AI fairness” in the skills it expects of members and introduces a request to prioritize “reducing ideological bias, to enable human flourishing and economic competitiveness.”
Artificial Intelligence, Bias, Ethics, Government Regulation, Science
31 points by BLKNSLVR 18 days ago | 15 comments
OpenAI calls DeepSeek 'state-controlled,' calls for bans (techcrunch.com)
In a new policy proposal, OpenAI describes Chinese AI lab DeepSeek as “state-subsidized” and “state-controlled,” and recommends that the U.S. government consider banning models from the outfit and similar People’s Republic of China (PRC)-supported operations.
Artificial Intelligence, China, Government Regulation, OpenAI
32 points by amrrs 20 days ago | 4 comments
OpenAI asks White House for relief from state AI rules (yahoo.com)
OpenAI has asked the Trump administration to help shield artificial intelligence companies from a growing number of proposed state regulations if they voluntarily share their models with the federal government.
Artificial Intelligence, Government Regulation, Politics, Law, Business
780 points by jonbaer 20 days ago | 782 comments
The FAA's Troubles Are More Serious Than You Know (theatlantic.com)
The agency responsible for air safety is facing deep cuts and interference by Elon Musk.
Aviation, Government Regulation, Elon Musk
36 points by isaacfrond 20 days ago | 50 comments
The FAA's Troubles Are More Serious Than You Know (theatlantic.com)
On January 29, American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with a U.S. Army helicopter near Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport, killing 67 people, in the deadliest U.S. air disaster in recent history.
Aviation Safety, Transportation, Accidents, Government Regulation
9 points by CharlesW 21 days ago | 0 comments
Air-Traffic Staffing Rules Tightened at Reagan Airport After Fatal Crash (wsj.com)
Irregular air-traffic control staffing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is under scrutiny after a deadly accident earlier this year. It isn’t the first time.
Aviation Safety, Accidents, Government Regulation, Washington D.C.
16 points by impish9208 27 days ago | 6 comments
Wyden Asks for Rules About Whether You Own Your Digital Purchases (theverge.com)
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) has sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair Andrew Ferguson urging the FTC to require that companies admit when you’re not really buying an ebook or video game.
Digital Ownership, Consumer Rights, Government Regulation, Technology, Law
10 points by m463 35 days ago | 1 comments
Apple removing iCloud end-to-encryption after UK government compelled backdoors (9to5mac.com)
Apple is removing the option to enable Advanced Data Protection for iCloud users in the United Kingdom.
Privacy, Encryption, Government Regulation, Apple, UK
7 points by jarsin 40 days ago | 1 comments
Apple pulls encrypted iCloud security feature in UK amid backdoor demands (macrumors.com)
Apple has withdrawn its Advanced Data Protection iCloud feature from the United Kingdom following government demands for backdoor access to encrypted user data, according to Bloomberg.
Privacy, Encryption, Government Regulation, Apple, UK
208 points by tosh 40 days ago | 3 comments
Federal Trade Commission Launches Inquiry on Tech Censorship (ftc.gov)
Censorship, Technology, Government Regulation
11 points by gnabgib 41 days ago | 2 comments
Starlink in the Falkland Islands – A national emergency situation? (openfalklands.com)
The sudden shutdown of Starlink services clearly qualifies as a National Emergency due to the widespread and unforeseen consequences such an action would have. Moreover, the government finds itself in a difficult position concerning holders of a FIG VSAT licence as they are threatened too.
Satellite Internet, Falkland Islands, National Emergency, Government Regulation
180 points by pelagicAustral 53 days ago | 217 comments
Creators demand tech giants fess up and pay for all that AI training data (theregister.com)
Governments are allowing AI developers to steal content – both creative and journalistic – for fear of upsetting the tech sector and damaging investment, a UK Parliamentary committee heard this week.
AI, Copyright, Technology, Government Regulation, Media
6 points by rntn 54 days ago | 1 comments
DeepSeek is "TikTok on steroids" senator warns amid push for government-wide ban (arstechnica.com)
Lawmakers are now pushing to immediately ban the Chinese chatbot DeepSeek on government devices, citing national security concerns that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) may have built a backdoor into DeepSeek to access Americans' sensitive private data.
National Security, Social Media, China, Artificial Intelligence, Government Regulation
6 points by rntn 54 days ago | 0 comments
CDC: Unpublished manuscripts mentioning certain topics must be pulled or revised (insidemedicine.substack.com)
The CDC has instructed its scientists to retract or pause the publication of any research manuscript being considered by any medical or scientific journal, not merely its own internal periodicals, Inside Medicine has learned.
Science, Health, Censorship, Government Regulation, Medical Research
844 points by KittenInABox 59 days ago | 721 comments
Apple won't return TikTok to the App Store until it's sold to a U.S. buyer (appleinsider.com)
Despite President Trump's temporary stay on the federal TikTok ban, it's extremely unlikely that the video-sharing app will return to the App Store anytime soon. Here's why.
Apple, TikTok, Social Media, Business, Government Regulation
71 points by operatingthetan 69 days ago | 54 comments
App stores unconvinced by TikTok ban pause, which may be on shaky legal ground (theregister.com)
President Trump's executive order stalling the enforcement of the TikTok ban in the United States has created legal uncertainty for companies hosting or distributing the app. To further confuse the matter, it's not even clear that Trump's decree is within his power to issue or enforce.
Legal Issues, Social Media, Government Regulation, Business
6 points by rntn 70 days ago | 0 comments
Marvel Snap is banned, just like TikTok (theverge.com)
The divest-or-ban law aimed at TikTok is also taking down other ByteDance-linked apps, including the popular card game Marvel Snap.
Mobile Games, Social Media, China, Government Regulation, ByteDance
6 points by alpha_squared 73 days ago | 0 comments
FAA grounds SpaceX's Starship, reports property damage on Turks and Caicos (cnbc.com)
SpaceX, Space Travel, Government Regulation, Accidents, Property Damage
5 points by ironyman 74 days ago | 1 comments
FCC to telcos: By law you must secure your network from foreign spies. Get on it (theregister.com)
Decades-old legislation requiring American telcos to lock down their systems to prevent foreign snoops from intercepting communications isn't mere decoration on the pages of law books – it actually means carriers need to secure their networks, the FCC has huffed.
Telecommunications, Cybersecurity, Government Regulation, Law, Foreign Intelligence
19 points by rntn 74 days ago | 1 comments
OpenAI Calls on U.S. Government to Feed Its Data into AI Systems (gizmodo.com)
OpenAI wants you to think of AI like a car. Europe invented the car, but heavy regulations prevented its widespread adoption there. In laissez-faire America, the car dominated the culture. OpenAI wants the U.S. to do that again. On Monday the company behind ChatGPT published AI in America: OpenAI’s Economic Blueprint, a whitepaper that calls on Washington to let AI determine the country’s future.
Artificial Intelligence, Government Regulation, OpenAI, United States
10 points by belter 78 days ago | 3 comments
FCC proposes cybersecurity labeling program for smart devices (fcc.gov)
This is the proposed U.S. Cyber Trust Mark logo, for which the FCC is seeking registration as a certification mark from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Cybersecurity, Smart Devices, Government Regulation, Technology
35 points by david_shaw 80 days ago | 4 comments