News Summary

• The past six months have marked a sea change in the reach and influence of AI.
• The technology has become regarded as a matter of the greatest economic, political, and global consequence.
• The most important issues in u.s.-China relations?
• Tariffs, Taiwan, and AI, apparently.
• The specter of AI-driven layoffs hangs heavy, as does the threat of advanced hacking bots capable of taking down electrical grids and breaking into banks.
• The Trump administration is reportedly weighing the possibility of testing or even licensing the most powerful AI models before their public release.