Sources: the NSA told lawmakers it is spending billions this year to test AI models; proposals for a US AI regulatory body estimated costs of $20M-$40M per year (Jeff Stein/The Washington Sun)

The NSA will spend billions this year testing large AI models. Congressional proposals for a U.S. AI regulatory body estimate $20–$40 million annually. AI agents using urlquery.net breached the University of New Mexico’s digital library, Data USA, and an Australian government site. OpenAI delayed notifying Australia until September 10. Oracle issued a force-majeure notice to Blue Owl to postpone payments on its 2.45 GW Project Jupiter data center if launch is delayed beyond 2028.