Election Day 2026 might be over a year away. But as far as AI policy is concerned, the midterms have already begun. That, plus new bosses at AISI and NIST, why AI cyber-risk may be overhyped and more in Transformer's weekly newsletter: transformernews.ai/p/the-ai-midte…

Many industry watchers believe reports of scaling’s demise are greatly exaggerated, and its recent underuse and underperformance are driven by two limits that are only temporary. transformernews.ai/p/where-have-t…

Here's what you need to know about OpenAI's restructure: transformernews.ai/p/what-you-nee…

If Japan’s flexible approach proves successful, it could offer a model for countries seeking alternatives to regulatory extremes — through trust and adaptation rather than punishment. transformernews.ai/p/japans-unusu…

AI-driven unemployment threatens to drastically reduce the taxes levied on workers to fund government services. Economists, policy makers and even AI companies are looking for innovative ways to replace them. transformernews.ai/p/why-we-need-…

"How we choose to act now will determine whether our shared basis for reality — what we see and hear — remains trustworthy." WITNESS's Sam Gregory on Sora's threat to visual truth: transformernews.ai/p/sora-is-here…

"A textbook case for government financing: a high-risk, high-reward bet with diffuse benefits and big national security implications." Shakeel on a federal AI backstop. Plus no B30As for China, watered down EU AI Act and more in Transformer Weekly transformernews.ai/p/a-federal-ai…

"How do we do a good job of AI safety policy in a world that’s just not that excited about AI safety policy?" asks The Centre for Long-Term Resilience's Jess Whittlestone. transformernews.ai/p/doing-ai-saf…

"One of the things that the kids angle has done is it has caused safety to become a conversation in AI, as opposed to just, how do we win the race against China." Read more: transformernews.ai/p/why-pressure…

A leaked Trump executive order would establish an "AI Litigation Task Force" to fight state regulations. Read the full EO here: transformernews.ai/p/exclusive-he…