Also: Meta's Chatbot Policies Prompt Backlash Amid AI Reorganization; China Reverses Course on Nvidia H20 Purchases. In this edition: Big tech launches a $100 million pro-AI super PAC; Meta's chatbot policies prompt congressional scrutiny amid the company's AI reorganization; China reverses course on buying Nvidia H20 chips after comments by Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Big Tech Launches $100 Million pro-AI Super PAC Silicon valley executives and investors are investing more than $100 million in a new political network to push back against AI regulations, signaling that the industry intends to be a major player in next year's U.S. midterms. The super PAC is backed by a16z and Greg Brockman and imitates the crypto super PAC Fairshake. The network, called Leading the Future, is modeled on the crypto-focused super-PAC Fairshake and aims to influence AI [...] ---Outline:(00:46) Big Tech Launches $100 Million pro-AI Super PAC(02:27) Meta's Chatbot Policies Prompt Backlash Amid AI Reorganization(04:45) China Reverses Course on Nvidia H20 Purchases(07:21) In Other News --- First published: August 27th, 2025 Source: https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-62-big-tech --- Want more? Check out our ML Safety Newsletter for technical safety research. Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

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