The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal department responsible for border security, immigration enforcement, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection. Recent coverage includes H.R. 10594, the Reliable AI Research Act of 2026, introduced by Representative August Pfluger, which directs DHS to run prize competitions on AI interpretability and adversarial robustness within 270 days. Also covered: a Boston Dynamics employee petition against selling robot dogs to ICE under a $1.3 million contract, and Anthropic's SEC filing warning that its AI policy positions could invite government scrutiny, including visa actions affecting staff.
Anthropic warns staff visas could be targeted over AI policy stancesIn an SEC filing, Anthropic warned that its policy engagement and public statements on AI regulation and safety could invite heightened government scrutiny, including immigration or visa actions affecting staff. It said tighter U.S. immigration policy could hinder recruiting, citing 219 approved H-1B beneficiaries from fiscal 2021 to 2026.
Boston Dynamics employees petition against selling robot dogs to ICEHundreds of Boston Dynamics employees signed a petition urging the company to halt the sale of robot dogs to ICE, but executives stand by the deal, stating the robots won't be weaponized. The $1.3 million contract involves Radeco providing modified robots.
Pfluger introduces H.R. 10594 Reliable AI Research Act of 2026U.S. Representative August Pfluger introduced H.R. 10594, directing the Department of Homeland Security to launch prize competitions within 270 days focused on AI interpretability and adversarial robustness. The bill aims to make AI systems more transparent and resistant to attacks; it currently has 4 cosponsors.
US man sentenced to 30 years for AI-generated child abuse imagesA 30-year-old Tennessee man, Patrick D. Swanson, used AI to put children's faces on sexualized images and traded the material with a Canadian for real child abuse content. He was sentenced to 30 years with no parole, highlighting a disturbing new use of AI in child exploitation.
Humans remain top cyber risk to energy systems, not rogue AIAmid fears of rogue AI after recent high-profile hacks, security experts say energy systems were already disturbingly vulnerable to cyberattacks, and the growing risk comes mainly from humans, not AI.
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