What is the AI singularity? Some experts say it's closer than ever

The Hill - Sep 20, 2026

Some experts believe AI may soon surpass human intelligence, setting off a technological transformation unlike anything in history.

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Sep 20, 2026

What is the AI singularity? Some experts say it's closer than ever

Some experts believe AI may soon surpass human intelligence, setting off a technological transformation unlike anything in history.

Sep 20, 2026

Khanna calls for a government agency to oversee AI 'like the FDA'

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Sunday said that the federal government should create a regulatory agency to oversee the development of artificial intelligence, similar to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "Well, we need to set up an AI agency like the FDA," Khanna told host Margaret Brennan on CBS News's "Face the Nation." "I...

Sep 20, 2026

Obama rips Trump over AI policy amid 'doomsday' warnings

Former President Obama on Friday slammed President Trump over his handling of how to approach artificial intelligence (AI) amid "doomsday" warnings coming from some in the tech industry about the technology's potential existential threat to humanity. Obama said during an interview at Colgate University in New York that the federal government must regulate AI, before...

Sep 19, 2026

Trump posts poll to rename 'AI,' says current name is 'inaccurate, and very ineloquent'

President Trump posted a poll on Truth Social, pitching potential new names for artificial intelligence — calling the emerging technology’s name “inaccurate.” In a Saturday Truth Social post, the president floated alternative names for AI — pitching "Superior Intelligence," "Extreme Intelligence" and "Supreme Intelligence." He then asked his followers to vote on "which is the...

Sep 19, 2026

Lawsuit accuses Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, Google of AI pacing 'collusion'

AI companies Anthropic, OpenAI, Space XAI and Google are being sued over alleged collusion as pressure mounts to slow the rapid development of AI. The complaint, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, points to a recent proposal from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who called for “industry-wide coordination” to...

Sep 19, 2026

Hawley invites Flock, Axon, other surveillance tech CEOs to testify

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) invited the CEOs of Flock Safety and other prominent AI-powered surveillance camera manufacturers to testify before the upper chamber's Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism next week. Hawley, the subcommittee's chair, wrote on social media Friday that he “invited the CEOs of Flock Safety, Axon, Motorola and Verkada to testify in...

Sep 18, 2026

Spanberger announces tightened data center restrictions, clean energy mandates in Virginia

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) on Friday announced a new proposal to tighten restrictions on data center developments in the Old Dominion. The governor’s “Data Center Accountability Framework” outlines several objectives for the commonwealth’s approach to these projects, including cutting down on noise pollution and water use tied to these projects and promoting clean energy...

Sep 18, 2026

Texas agency suspends Flock camera approvals

The Texas Department of Transportation suspended issuing approvals for Flock’s automated license plate readers (ALPR) amid growing security and privacy concerns surrounding the technology. “TxDOT’s role is to review permits to ensure license plate readers are installed correctly and safely along state-owned roadways,” an agency spokesperson told NewsNation in a statement. “TxDOT does not have...

Sep 18, 2026

Anthropic: AI model Claude helping build next version of it

Anthropic's chatbot Claude is leading more than a quarter of the artificial intelligence (AI) firm's research and development efforts, the company revealed Thursday. The report marks the latest sign of AI's growing capabilities within the development space itself, building on months of suggestions from researchers that the technology is getting closer to building and self-improving....

Sep 18, 2026

Data centers, drawing concerns over water and power, may have another surprise impact: Forever chemicals

As AI data centers face intense public pushback over issues including their electricity and water use, another potential environmental impact is percolating: the proliferation of forever chemicals. Data centers can use these chemicals in at least two ways: in their cooling processes and through their more general use of semiconductors. Supporters say that their use...

Sep 18, 2026

More than 100 Democratic operatives urge party leaders to reject AI cash

More than 170 Democratic organizers and campaign staff members are calling on the party's leaders to reject campaign donations from the pro-artificial intelligence super PAC Leading the Future (LTF) as the debate over AI safety and regulations intensifies in Washington. The letter, first shared with The Hill on Friday, argues the millions of dollars from...

Sep 18, 2026

5 key players in Congress on AI policy

Fears over artificial intelligence's rapid development sent Congress into a tailspin this week, as dozens of lawmakers joined the debate on how to regulate the technology. The frenzy in Washington has included policymakers who have long engaged on the subject and those seizing on the mounting concerns for the first time. In the wake of...

What is the AI singularity? Some experts say it's closer than ever

More News

What is the AI singularity? Some experts say it's closer than ever

Khanna calls for a government agency to oversee AI 'like the FDA'

Obama rips Trump over AI policy amid 'doomsday' warnings

Trump posts poll to rename 'AI,' says current name is 'inaccurate, and very ineloquent'

Lawsuit accuses Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, Google of AI pacing 'collusion'

Hawley invites Flock, Axon, other surveillance tech CEOs to testify

Spanberger announces tightened data center restrictions, clean energy mandates in Virginia

Texas agency suspends Flock camera approvals

Anthropic: AI model Claude helping build next version of it

Data centers, drawing concerns over water and power, may have another surprise impact: Forever chemicals

More than 100 Democratic operatives urge party leaders to reject AI cash

5 key players in Congress on AI policy

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