Inside Washington’s scramble to regulate AI

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The Trump administration entered office promising a lighter touch on artificial intelligence. Now, security concerns, pressure from leading AI companies and a fast-moving policy process are pulling its agenda in a different direction.

The Information is reporting from inside that shift—revealing how Washington is influencing model launches, how fierce AI rivals are quietly aligning and how a new federal framework could reshape the competitive landscape.

The rules aren’t final. But the struggle over who gets to shape them is underway.

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Inside our reporting on the fight over America’s AI future:

• Why national security concerns are complicating the administration’s deregulatory AI agenda.
• How pressure from Washington is already affecting the way advanced AI models reach the market.
• Why OpenAI and Anthropic are quietly working together—and what they want from the government.
• The unresolved debate that could determine how the next generation of AI companies competes.

Together, these stories reveal a consequential shift taking place behind the scenes—one that could affect which models companies can release, which competitors gain an advantage and who ultimately sets the rules for the AI industry.

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