US AI Executive Order cancelled, Illinois SB 315 signed into law

The White House's AI Executive Order, expected to roll out new policies, was postponed indefinitely and is likely cancelled entirely except for work on securing critical infrastructure. David Sacks and others successfully intervened to kill the broader order, leaving American AI policy in an ad hoc state. In its place, Illinois Governor signed SB 315 into law, a variation of California's SB 53 and New York's RAISE Act, which adds a third-party auditing requirement for high-risk AI systems. This represents a state-level patchwork approach rather than cohesive federal regulation.

Also this week, the Vatican released Magnifica Humanitas, a papal document on AI ethics. An extensive readthrough reveals it ignores AGI and existential risk, instead calling on people to ignore incentives and prioritize common good, good jobs, and ending war. Critics note the document lacks actionable regulatory proposals. Other AI news includes Google solving more Erods problems, ChatGPT integration for PowerPoint, Qwen-3.7-Max release, FAI launching a physical intelligence team, Microsoft abandoning Claude Code for Copilot, and continued bubble warnings.