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Federal Government
Defense Logistics Agency Expands AI Usage for Logistics and Security
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) continued expanding its AI integration with “over 55 models in various stages of production, testing, and use.” DLA's AI Center of Excellence is guiding the adoption.
The agency is encouraging the use of AI for supply chain risk-management, “warfighter readiness,” and more.
Commerce Department Prohibits DeepSeek AI Use
The U.S. Department of Commerce banned the Chinese-developed AI model DeepSeek on government devices, following similar actions by the U.S. Navy.
GSA Introduces Generative AI Tool Amid Federal Workforce Concerns
The General Services Administration launched a generative AI chatbot intended to automate routine tasks and support government employees.
This raised concerns of job insecurity in light of federal workforce reductions and the political motivations of the Trump administration.
USPS to Implement AI in Customer Service Operations
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced plans to integrate generative AI technology into its customer service call centers, transitioning to a cloud-based system with natural language processing capabilities.
USPS aims to use AI to manage the high volume of customer interactions and improve data-driven responses.
State Government
California Introduces Bill to Limit AI in Hiring Decisions
California Senator Jerry McNerney (D) introduced the "No Robo Bosses Act," aimed at ensuring human oversight in employment-related AI applications.
The proposed bill addresses concerns over potential biases and errors in automated hiring and personnel decisions.
California Policy Group Releases Draft Report on AI Governance
California’s Joint Policy Working Group issued an extensive draft report proposing robust guidelines for managing advanced AI systems.
The report called for transparency, independent third-party assessments, whistleblower protections, and mechanisms for incident reporting.
New York State Appoints First Chief AI Officer
New York appointed Shreya Amin as its first Chief AI Officer, responsible for integrating AI technologies across state agencies.
Press Clips
Vice President Vance Remarks at American Dynamism Summit (C-SPAN)
Moonshot AI's AGI Vision (ChinaTalk)
NatSec Tech Episode 72: Dhruva Rajendra on Energetics (SCSP)
Putting Private AI Governance into Action (Hyperdimensional)
AI Time Horizons Are Growing Exponentially (ControlAI)
The quest to build better defenses for AI risks (Transformer)
Will AI Automate Away Your Job? (Commonplace)
GATE: a model that shows how AI scaling and automation will impact growth. (Interactive, Paper) (Epoch AI)
Growth effects of AI could hit a bottleneck even if local elasticities are high (Dan Carey)
Chain-of-Thought Reasoning In The Wild Is Not Always Faithful (Arcuschin et al.)
Meet the Humans Building AI Scientists (Asimov Press)
The Cybernetic Teammate (Ethan Mollick)
