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    US Weighs Antitrust Guidance on AI Safety, Top DOJ Official Says

    The Trump administration is considering updating interagency antitrust guidance on cybersecurity to cover AI-related threats, according to Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward. Existing guidelines define how far companies can coor…

    Key takeaways
    • 01Existing guidelines define how far companies can coordinate on hacking risks without violating antitrust rules, but no formal framework yet addresses AI safety coordination.
    • 02Silicon Valley leaders have publicly called for an antitrust exemption to allow cross-company AI safety collaboration, though Woodward confirmed no company has formally contacted the DOJ on the matter.
    • 03The review comes amid broader industry pressure following calls by Anthropic and others to slow AI development.
    In brief · from bloomberg.com

    The Trump administration is considering updating interagency antitrust guidance on cybersecurity to cover AI-related threats, according to Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward. Existing guidelines define how far companies can coordinate on hacking risks without violating antitrust rules, but no formal framework yet addresses AI safety coordination. Silicon Valley leaders have publicly called for an antitrust exemption to allow cross-company AI safety collaboration, though Woodward confirmed no company has formally contacted the DOJ on the matter.

    Read the full article at bloomberg.com

    The Trump administration is considering updating interagency antitrust guidance on cybersecurity to cover AI-related threats, according to Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward. Existing guidelines define how far companies can coordinate on hacking risks without violating antitrust rules, but no formal framework yet addresses AI safety coordination. Silicon Valley leaders have publicly called for an antitrust exemption to allow cross-company AI safety collaboration, though Woodward confirmed no company has formally contacted the DOJ on the matter. The review comes amid broader industry pressure following calls by Anthropic and others to slow AI development.

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