AI Policy Newsletter - February 14, 2025

• 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 criticized Europe’s “excessive regulation” of AI technologies and emphasized the importance of innovation and economic growth. He also promised 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 international agreement committing to developing AI with transparency, safety, and security at the forefront. Republican congressional leaders, including Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs Committee leadership and Majority Whip Tom Emmer (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 banned DeepSeek’s use on government devices. Meanwhile, in Congress, the House Chief Administrative Officer restricted authorization 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 bill that would ban DeepSeek on all federal government-issued devices. In addition, Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) introduced legislation that would impose stronger export controls to help prevent China's military from acquiring sensitive U.S. technology and intellectual property.

  
  

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