Rachel Lau

Shirley Frame

Justin Hendrix

Ashley Faler

OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman is seen with aides in an elevator after a meeting with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Capitol Hill on July 29, 2026. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images)

July 2026 US Tech Policy Roundup

J.B. Branch

OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman speaks with reporters as he departs a meeting with Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) on Capitol Hill on July 29, 2026. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images)

The OpenAI–Hugging Face Incident Demands Urgent Congressional Oversight

Joana Soares

A view of the Barlaymont European Commission building in Brussels, Belgium on July 20, 2026. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via AP)

 Brussels Gains New AI Act Enforcement Powers as Autonomous AI Tests Regulators

Keith Porcaro

OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman is seen in an elevator after a meeting with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Capitol Hill on July 29, 2026. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images)

Advanced AI Is Ultrahazardous. Let’s Treat It That Way

A magnifying glass hovering over the OpenAI logo in a web browser.

OpenAI logo with magnifying glass, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons (by Jernej Furman).

Despots, DSA Fines, and an 'Autonomous' AI Attack

Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks to reporters after meeting with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

How the OpenAI-Hugging Face Hack May Affect the Geopolitics of AI Governance

Konstantinos Komaitis

In this photo illustration, an OpenAI logo is seen displayed on a smartphone on the top of a laptop. (Photo by Omar Marques / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)

The Real Lesson of OpenAI's 'Rogue' Agent Isn't Alignment

S. Yash Kalash

US President Donald Trump talks to CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman while CEO of Google DeepMind Demis Hassabis looks on as they participate in a meeting with leaders during the G7 summit, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France.

Is the Age of Purely Private-Sector AI Coming to an End?

Mark MacCarthy

President Donald J. Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

How the US and China Can Step Back from the Battle for AI Model Supremacy

Sumit Sharma

Illustration of two men inflating a balloon labeled "tech"

Antitrust Enforcement Can Deflate the AI Bubble Before the Public Pays

Hannah Kim

Harvard University graduates, top, celebrate during commencement exercises on the school's campus, Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

For Students, the Process of 'Becoming' is the Challenge No Chatbot Can Solve

Jordyn Abrams

Federal Bureau of Investigation insignias adorn desks in the agency's Joint Operations Center in New York, Thursday, June 4, 2026, ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

To Mitigate Anti-Tech Violence, Strengthen Democracy

Evan Liu

AI Am Over It by Nadia Piet & Archival Images of AI + AIxDESIGN / 

AI's Catastrophic Risk Isn't Rogue Machines, It's Cognitive Surrender

Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) speaks during an interview with POLITICO in her office on Capitol Hill on May 21, 2026. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images)