Trump Releases AI Action PlanPresident Donald Trump announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) action plan and signed three executive orders during an AI summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on Wednesday.

“America is the country that started the AI race, and as president of the United States, I’m here today to declare that America is going to win it,” Trump told the hundreds in attendance.

The 28-page document outlines the administration’s plan to lead in diplomacy, development, and manufacturing, positioning the United States to continue leading the worldwide AI competition. (More)

The ‘Chilling Alignment’ Between China and RussiaA Moscow court has sentenced a woman to four years in prison for practicing Falun Gong, as human rights watchers sound alarm over the “chilling alignment” between Russia and China.

The woman, 47-year-old Natalya Minenkova, was sentenced on July 23 after spending a year in detention under the accusation of “carrying out the activities of an undesirable organization.”

The prison term was handed down just a day after authorities in Siberia raided the home of a Falun Gong practitioner, seizing her phone and laptop. (More)

Appeals Court Upholds Nationwide Ban on Trump’s Birthright Citizenship OrderA federal appeals court on July 23 ruled that President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, approving an earlier lower-court decision that had blocked enforcement of the order nationwide.

The three-judge panel on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2–1 in favor of upholding the district court’s decision.

“The district court correctly concluded that the Executive Order’s proposed interpretation, denying citizenship to many persons born in the United States, is unconstitutional. We fully agree,” the majority wrote.