Will AI Models Have To Be Reviews By The Government?

Will AI Models Have To Be Reviews By The Government?

From Tech Brew Ride Home by Morning Brew

May 5, 2026 · 21 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the Trump administration's proposed AI oversight, Apple's chip production plans, Coinbase's workforce cuts, and advancements in AI technology.

The Trump administration discussed an EO to form an AI oversight working group, a stark reversal from its hands-off approach. Apple explored using Intel and Samsung to make chips in the US, Coinbase cut 14% of its workforce, and OpenAI fast-tracks an AI phone for 2027. Sources: the Trump administration is discussing an EO to form an AI working group that would examine AI oversight procedures, like vetting models before release (NYT) Sources: Apple held exploratory talks with Intel and Apple executives visited a Samsung plant in Texas to explore producing core chips for its devices in the US (Bloomberg) Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announces the company is cutting ~700 jobs, or ~14% of its global workforce, to reduce costs, saying "AI is changing how we work" (Reuters) Meta is using AI on Facebook and Instagram to detect under-13 users by analyzing bone structure, height, and visual cues, but says it's "not facial recognition" (The Verge) Kuo: OpenAI appears to be fast-tracking its AI agent phone with two NPUs and a custom MediaTek Dimensity 9600 SoC, targeting mass production as early as H1 2027 (Ming-Chi Kuo) ElevenLabs raised $550M+ in its Series D, up from a previously…

Topics covered

  • AI oversight
  • technology news
  • workforce reduction
  • chip production
  • AI applications
  • venture capital

Keywords

  • AI models
  • government oversight
  • Apple chips
  • Coinbase layoffs
  • OpenAI phone
  • Meta AI
  • ElevenLabs funding

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump administration, Apple, Intel, Samsung, Coinbase, Meta, OpenAI, ElevenLabs, BlackRock, Nvidia

Places: US

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