On February 11, Vice President JD Vance spoke at the AI Summit in Paris, detailing the administration’s focus on AI’s advancements and implications. In his speech, Vance Europe’s “excessive regulation” of AI technologies and emphasized the importance of innovation and economic growth. He also to prevent foreign adversaries from obtaining U.S. AI chips and technology and committed to protect against efforts to “rewrite history, surveil users, and censor speech.” Notably, the US and UK both abstained from signing onto an committing to developing AI with transparency, safety, and security at the forefront. Republican congressional leaders, including and Committee leadership and (R-MN), applauded the Vice President’s remarks focusing on reducing regulatory barriers to innovation and asserting global dominance in AI.
Fallout from DeepSeek’s surprise announcement on the capabilities of its AI models has continued over the past two weeks both within the U.S. and abroad. In the U.S., the states of New York, Texas and Virginia have all DeepSeek’s use on government devices. Meanwhile, in Congress, the House Chief Administrative Officer of DeepSeek for official House use while it reviews the technology. The DeepSeek announcement also spurred new legislation in Congress. Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Darin LaHood (R-IL) have introduced a that would ban DeepSeek on all federal government-issued devices. In addition, Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) introduced that would impose stronger export controls to help prevent China's military from acquiring sensitive U.S. technology and intellectual property.
AI Policy Newsletter - February 14, 2025
At a Glance
February 14, 2025
By ainewsletter@fgsglobal.com
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