Ashley Gold

Three major conflicts are shaping America's AI race against China in real time, with changing global dynamics shifting the terms week by week:The race with China on advancing AI modelsConflicting f...

The CEOs of Meta, Alphabet, TikTok and Snap have been invited back to Capitol Hill for a broad oversight hearing in June, Axios has learned.Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is pla...

Disagreement among administration officials and a time crunch with President Trump's China summit are holding up efforts to launch a federal response to the next frontier of AI.Why it matters: Ther...

The Trump administration appears poised to reshape the U.S. approach to AI security ahead of President Trump's trip to China next week.Why it matters: What happens next could be the turning point f...

Anthropic is both a risk and a necessity to AI progress, at least in the White House's telling.Why it matters: That tension is shaping AI policy in real time, as the White House realizes it needs t...

Key deadlines set out in President Trump's executive order targeting state AI laws have passed, with agencies failing to deliver on major steps that were due more than a month ago.Why it matters: T...

The AI boom is accelerating across workplaces, but corporate oversight isn't keeping up, according to a new survey by the audit and advisory firm Grant Thornton.Why it matters: A mismatch between a...

To see where tech policy is going in the U.S., look west: California is escalating its push to regulate AI across multiple fronts.Why it matters: California's multi-pronged approach makes it likely...

A week after the White House unveiled its long-awaited national AI legislative framework, Washington has renewed momentum to pass federal laws but no roadmap on how to get there.Why it matters: The...

A jury on Wednesday found Big Tech giants Meta and YouTube negligent in a landmark social media trial, awarding $3 million in compensation to a woman who argued the companies were to blame for her ...

The Trump administration on Friday released its legislative recommendations on AI, urging Congress to preempt state AI laws and take a light-touch approach to regulations.Why it matters: The four-p...

The Pentagon is turning procurement into policy, staking its claim as Washington's most powerful AI player with its decision to ditch Anthropic.Why it matters: As lawmakers debate guardrails, the P...

GOP lawmakers in several red states want to pass AI safety bills, but their efforts are being chilled by the fear of angering the White House.Why it matters: State lawmakers eager to tackle AI over...

Federal agencies may now have a Claude problem after President Trump's order to blacklist Anthropic from all government work amid a dispute over how the Pentagon can deploy its AI.Why it matters: I...

Key Senate defense leaders on Friday are privately pressing Anthropic and the Pentagon to resolve their dispute, a source familiar with the matter told Axios.Why it matters: Pressure has been build...

Data: Axios research; Table: Kavya Beheraj/AxiosMillions of dollars are pouring into state and federal races specifically around AI, targeting and supporting lawmakers in both parties.Why it matter...