Politico

Donald Trump’s so-called Donroe Doctrine has included saber-rattling towards Venezuela, Panama, and Cuba; tough talk towards the leftist leaders of Colombia and Brazil; and overt interference in the elections of Argentina and Honduras. But when it comes to small, landlocked Paraguay, the Trump administration has deployed a different playbook: assiduous, patient diplomacy enlivened by the government’s newly aligned interests in making the country a hub for U.S.-backed data center projects.

China was likely behind an online influence operation to sway U.S. perceptions of artificial intelligence technology and reshape the debate in Washington around the infrastructure needed to support it, according to research from OpenAI. OpenAI said it caught the influence campaign because China-backed operatives were using ChatGPT to create content for the social media campaign.

The EU is moving to counter American dominance in technology by reaching for one of the oldest tools in its arsenal: industrial strategy. As the European Commission unveiled a plan to reduce Europe’s reliance on the foreign technology providers that underpin the modern economy, it was careful to stress that it was not picking a fight with U.S. digital giants.

Among people of faith with strong ties to Silicon Valley, no one faces a thornier dilemma when confronting Pope Leo’s encyclical on artificial intelligence than Vice President JD Vance (R-OH).  The country’s most powerful Catholic, Vice President Vance, is also surely aware of growing AI skepticism on the religious right. At the same time, he has championed President Donald Trump’s broadly hands-off approach to AI and is a longtime Peter Thiel ally.

Whether they fully appreciate it or not, Californians will be deciding on the future of global AI regulation when they head to the voting booths on June 1. AI is a hot button issue across the world, but much of the national and international policy governing the technology still begins in California, where the most advanced AI labs are headquartered.

President Donald Trump’s sudden decision to scrap an AI executive order on May 21 has exposed a rift within the White House on how to regulate the emerging technology. There are three main camps in the West Wing, per two senior White House officials. The first, which includes former AI czar David Sacks, favors less regulation to help the industry compete against China.