Justin Hendrix

MEMPHIS, TN - APRIL 25, 2025: Demonstrators gather outside of Fairley High School in opposition to xAI's use of gas turbines for its data center ahead of a public comment meeting on the project. (Photo by Brandon Dill for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The Debate Over xAI's Expansion in Memphis, Two Years In

Kris Rose

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Toward Representative AI Governance

Kevin Frazier

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Earning a Social License for Transformative AI

The Claude Mythos logo is displayed on the screen of a smartphone placed on a reflective surface.

The Claude Mythos logo is displayed on the screen of a smartphone placed on a reflective surface onto which the promotional image for the model is projected, in Creteil, France, on June 10, 2026. Anthropic announces the release of two new Mythos-class artificial intelligence models designed for cybersecurity and biomedical research, targeting both consumers and businesses. (Photo by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via AP)

The Mythos Recall and the Global AI Sovereignty Debate

Mark Scott

G7 Summit Set to Kick Off Amidst Allies' Widening Rift Over AI Sovereignty

Maria Buza

Tommaso Giardini

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Global Digital Policy Roundup: May 2026

Michael A. Santoro

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When AI Fails, What Actually Failed? The Distinction AI Governance Keeps Missing

Javaid Iqbal Sofi

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State AI Rollouts Are Outrunning Their Own Governance

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Why the AI Policy Debate Should Focus More on the Harness and Protocol Layers

Ben Lennett

President Donald Trump stands at a podium with the U.S. presidential seal, speaking into a microphone on a stage lit in red and blue. American flags flank both sides, and large signs in front read “Winning the AI Race,” with a backdrop displaying “The Hill & Valley Forum” and “ALL-IN.”

President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the White House AI Summit at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (

Trump Signs Previously Shelved AI Executive Order

Nishtha Gupta

An air defense unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, known as drone hunters, illuminates the sky with a powerful searchlight at night at a position in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, March 24, 2024. Shutterstock

An air defense unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, known as drone hunters, illuminates the sky with a powerful searchlight at night at a position in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, March 24, 2024. 

What Middle Powers Risk When AI Goes to War

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The Pope, the Cloud, and Your Data After You Die

José Marichal

Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of his first Encyclical titled 'Magnifica humanitas' (Magnificent Humanity), in the Vatican on May 25, 2026, a call to remain human in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). Pope Leon XIV appealed for the safeguarding of humanity, promotion of truth, dignity of work, social justice, and peace. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media/Abaca/Sipa USA (Sipa via AP Images)

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