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Reporter Ken Klippenstein reports that US federal authorities have been treating critics of artificial intelligence as potential foreign agents, according to documents he published. The claim suggests scrutiny of AI commentary under foreign-influence laws, raising concerns among tech and civil liberties observers about surveillance of domestic criticism. Details of the alleged targeting and which agencies are involved remain limited in the published material.
- 2FBI hack exposes special agents' blood and urine test results●Special agents' blood and urine test results stolen in FBI hack
Hackers have stolen blood and urine test results belonging to FBI special agents in a breach of the bureau's systems, according to a BBC report. The incident has raised concerns about the security of sensitive personal and medical data held by US law enforcement agencies, and about what the stolen information could be used for.
- 3Federal court backs Pentagon's supply chain risk label for Anthropic●Federal court says Pentagon can label Anthropic a supply chain risk
A federal court has ruled that the Pentagon can designate Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude chatbot, as a supply chain risk. The decision allows the Defense Department to maintain restrictions or scrutiny over Anthropic's role in federal contracting, raising questions about how AI firms are treated under national security procurement rules.