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US, China Are Discussing AI Guardrails to Safeguard Most Powerful Models, Bessent Says
WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters)—U.S. and Chinese delegations are discussing artificial intelligence guardrails at their Beijing summit and will set up a protocol for best practices to keep non-state bad actors from exploiting the most powerful AI models. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC in a pre-recorded interview on Thursday that it was “of utmost importance”…David Lawder -
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Voters Overwhelmingly Support White House Draft Executive Order to Protect Americans From Cyber Threats
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The majority of Americans across both political parties would support President Donald Trump taking executive action to vet new artificial intelligence models for safety, a new poll from the Institute for Family Studies and YouGov shows. The new poll of 1,000 Americans, obtained by The Daily Signal, shows that 82% of…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Who Is Going to China With President Trump?
President Donald Trump is bringing a slew of top business leaders with him to Beijing for his state visit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. “I am very much looking forward to my trip to China, an amazing Country, with a Leader, President Xi, respected by all,” Trump said Monday on Truth Social. Joining the president on…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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The Hidden Health Hazard Behind America’s Fertility Crisis
America’s fertility rate has hit a new record low of 1.57 in 2025, well below replacement rate. It’s been on this steep downward trajectory since 2007. The MAHA movement has recently brought much-needed attention to America’s fertility crisis, with Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy calling it a “national security threat.” MAHA…Clare Morell -
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Self-Censorship and the Silenced Generation
Are America’s college students doing to themselves what the Chinese Communist state does to its citizens? An Ivy League professor—an old-fashioned liberal who actually cares about free speech—recently warned me about what’s happening in classrooms like his. He encourages class discussion of the great books he teaches in class—but students are afraid to speak, not…Daniel McCarthy -
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Is the Left’s Censorship Industrial Complex Pulling the Strings Behind AI?
Over the past decade, the Left has cultivated a censorship industrial complex of “experts” on “extremism” who try to bully Big Tech and corporate America into blacklisting conservatives over hot-button cultural issues such as LGBTQ+ orthodoxy and parental rights. While the censorship industrial complex has suffered setbacks, it enjoys a persistent influence—notably at Anthropic, the…Tyler O’Neil -
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AI Claims Political Neutrality—but ‘Election Safeguards’ Partners Are Flush With Left-Leaning Cash
The tech firm Anthropic asserts it wants to prevent political bias on its AI platform Claude, but significant funding from left-leaning organizations has gone to three groups providing feedback on the election project. One of the groups is a center-right think tank funded by some left-leaning donors, while another partner in Anthropic’s “election safeguard” program…Fred Lucas -
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We Built the Statue: With AI, We Must Avoid the Pygmalion Delusion
In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, the sculptor Pygmalion carves an ivory woman so exquisite that he falls in love with his own creation. He kisses her, whispers to her, adorns her with jewels, and at last begs Venus to bring her to life. The goddess obliges. The statue warms under his touch. Galatea opens her eyes. And…Jay Richards -
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Amazon Banned ‘The Camp of the Saints.’ I Wrote Its Foreword.
You can buy all kinds of things on Amazon, from sex toys to “Mein Kampf.” Yet last week, Amazon decided that Jean Raspail’s 1973 novel, “The Camp of Saints,” was beyond the pale of respectability. Vauban Books, a small independent publishing house, had been selling a new translation of the book for months. Sales had…Nathan Pinkoski -
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Whistleblower Group Says Big Tech Blocking Ads for Documentary Alleging Biden Corruption
A conservative advocacy group asserts big tech firms still haven’t run any of their ads for a documentary on alleged corruption by the Biden family, a week after it raised concerns about potential censorship to leaders in Congress. Empower Oversight’s documentary, “Shielded by Power: The Whistleblowers vs. The Big Guy,” covers how, in 2020, social…Fred Lucas -
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Blue States Scrambling to Keep Gender Counseling Censorship Alive After SCOTUS Ruling
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democrat-led states are searching for ways to keep censoring counselor conversations about gender after a near-unanimous Supreme Court came down against viewpoint discrimination. In an 8-1 ruling on Tuesday, the Supreme Court held Colorado’s so-called conversion therapy ban regulated Christian counselor Kaley Chiles’ speech based on viewpoint. Twenty-three states, along with the District of Columbia, have…Katelynn Richardson -
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Jury Finds Meta and Google Liable in Social Media Addiction Trial
REUTERS—A Los Angeles jury found Alphabet’s Google and Meta liable for $3 million in damages on Wednesday in a landmark social media addiction lawsuit that will influence thousands of similar cases against the tech companies. Punitive damages for the companies will be decided next. The Los Angeles case involves a 20-year-old woman who said she…Reuters -
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Big Tech in the Crosshairs of New Coalition With Lots to Spend
A new pro-family technology coalition plans to spend at least eight figures this year to protect children from dangers presented by artificial intelligence. On Friday, the White House released its National Framework on AI, which called for measures to protect children, but didn’t go far enough for many child safety advocates. For the first time,…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Mamdani’s Wife Cheered Palestinian Terrorists on Social Media
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s wife, Rama Duwaji, reportedly glorified terrorism in a series of social media posts when she was in her late teens and early 20s. According to The Washington Free Beacon, the first lady of New York City celebrated the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, designated by the State…Jarrett Stepman -
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Free Speech Clash: Tech Coalition Challenges Trump Anti-Censorship Visa Policy
A tech group that has received funding from left-leaning nonprofits is suing the Trump administration over the threatened deportation or revocation of visas for noncitizens the State Department identified as trying to censor Americans. While the administration says the policy targets foreigners seeking to censor Americans, the plaintiff, the Coalition for Independent Technology Research, alleges…Fred Lucas -
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Blackburn Takes Aim at Big Tech for Harming Teens’ Mental Health
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., took the Senate floor last week to call out Big Tech, targeting Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and accusing social media companies of harming young users. Her remarks come as a case unfolds in Los Angeles County Superior Court, where 20-year-old Kaley G.M. is suing Meta and Google’s YouTube. She accuses the companies of designing addictive and harmful…Reagan Campbell -
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The Rise of Political ‘Aesthetic’ Activism on TikTok
It doesn’t look like a political rally. There are no podiums, no party banners, no policy papers in sight—just trending sounds, pastel filters, and 30-second clips filmed in dorm rooms and bedrooms across America. But on TikTok, politics isn’t debated so much as curated, stylized, and performed. And as millions of young users scroll through algorithm-fed activism, a deeper…Katherine Matt -
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Why Trump’s Tech Defense in the EU Is an ‘America First’ Policy
A fundamental principle of international law is comity—the mutual respect sovereign nations afford one another in enforcing their laws. For the United States, comity is not an abstraction. It is the predicate for stable trade relationships and predictable cross-border enforcement. When that principle erodes, diplomacy becomes nearly impossible. Comity is central to the U.S. dispute…Joel Thayer -
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The Next Front in the Censorship War Against Christians
Whether through pressure exerted on social media platforms or through armed raids carried out against pro-life Americans, former President Joe Biden and his administration oversaw an alarming increase in the suppression and censorship of religious—chiefly Christian—expressions and actions in the public square. At the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) International Christian Media Convention on Thursday, Christian…S.A. McCarthy -
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EXCLUSIVE: Drug Czar and Social Media Platforms Join Forces to Combat Illicit Drugs
The White House is hosting a roundtable Wednesday with representatives of social media companies working to end the sale of illicit drugs on platforms like Meta, X, YouTube, and TikTok. Sara Carter, director of the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy, will lead the discussion on ways to keep children and youth safe from drug traffickers who may target…Virginia Allen