AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoAI Safety Push: U.S. House lawmakers unveiled an “AI kill switch” bill that would let DHS order frontier-model makers to throttle or shut down systems deemed too dangerous, with steep daily fines. Cybersecurity & Critical Infrastructure: Federal agencies warned Iranian state-backed hackers are targeting industrial control systems at U.S. water and energy providers, including Rockwell, Schneider Electric, and Siemens gear. AI Race & Trade Tensions: The White House accused China’s Moonshot AI of covertly distilling Anthropic tech for its Kimi K3 model, escalating the U.S.-China AI standoff. DOE Genesis Mission: DOE selected dozens of AI-for-science projects, including UCSB-led teams and Argonne/PNNL work, aiming to speed discovery by tying AI to supercomputing and instruments. Energy Grid Tech: Brookhaven showcased GridSearch AI to speed grid planning decisions 20–100× as data-center power demand rises. Health & Courts: A federal court permanently barred 19 online sellers of fake Urolithin A supplements, awarding $5.3M in damages. Housing Tech & Policy: Zillow research says “move-in-ready” homes are winning while fixer-uppers sell at discounts as renovation costs stay high. Immigration Tech Policy: DHS ended “duration of status” for F-1 students, replacing it with fixed admission periods tied to end dates.
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