Mariam Baksh

In order to ensure U.S. leadership on artificial intelligence, Congress needs to offer more than just talk in reaction to the emergence of Anthropic's Mythos Preview and other frontier models capable of finding and executing on cybersecurity vulnerabilities at an unprecedented speed and scale, said Sen. Todd Young (R-IN).

Proponents of algorithmic pricing legislation favored by consumer advocates are decrying its veto by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) as a violation of public sentiment in the state, noting provisions to allow for popular discounts and loyalty programs to continue.

A discussion draft for sweeping legislation to govern the development of artificial intelligence -- including $1 million fines for misrepresenting safety and security practices and failing to report critical incidents -- garnered support from the Information Technology Industry Council, which highlighted the importance of the draft's state preemption provisions.

The Trump administration's executive order outlining a voluntary framework for the government to review artificial intelligence models for security risks prior to release is flawed by lack of transparency, according to Elham Tabassi, who led the National Institute of Standards and Technology's AI portfolio during the Biden administration.

Elham Tabassi, former NIST chief artificial intelligence advisor, is arguing the voluntary framework to review frontier AI models for security risks in the Trump administration’s executive order responding to Anthropos’s Claude Mythos is flawed by a lack of transparency.

The emergence of artificial intelligence models with exceptional cyber capabilities -- and a moment of congressional alignment with the White House -- suggests security testing of the technology prior to release is coming to fruition in this year's Intelligence Authorization Act, according to Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA).

The Pentagon would be authorized to address artificial intelligence advancements by creating a Robotic and Autonomous Systems Combatant Command and a new post -- Under Secretary for Cyber, Information and Networks -- according to the executive summary of the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, passed this week by the Senate Armed Services Committee.

The Senate version of the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act contains provisions to reshape how the Defense Department organizes its cyber operations.

The Trump administration's attempt to prevent foreign entities from accessing Fable -- the commercial version of Anthropic's cyber-focused frontier model Mythos -- is likely to have dire consequences for the industry's domestic development, according to a cybersecurity and tech policy professional, citing lessons from a similarly historic fight over encryption.

The costs of evaluating the performance of compressed, or small, artificial intelligence models can quickly add up but will be especially important for using the technology to execute operations like drone swarming, according to a cybersecurity professional working on the issue.