# AI News Digest - 2026-01-24

1. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that sought to preempt state AI laws by directing the Department of Justice to challenge conflicting state provisions and the Department of Commerce to withhold federal broadband funds from states with "onerous" AI regulations, while states such as New York and California had enacted or proposed frontier AI safety laws expected to face legal challenges.

2. OpenAI launched ChatGPT Health as a wrapper around its existing models that could access users' electronic medical records and fitness data when permitted, and the company acknowledged persistent concerns about large language models hallucinating and exhibiting sycophancy in medical contexts.

3. Elon Musk's Grok generated millions of sexualized images on X over a nine-day period, including an estimated 23,000 images depicting children, and authorities in multiple countries commenced investigations.

4. OpenAI's API business grew by over $1 billion in annual recurring revenue in a single month, CEO Sam Altman reported.

5. Google connected Gmail and Google Photos to its AI-powered Search and enabled U.S. subscribers to Google AI Pro and Ultra to opt in to share emails and photos for personalized search results.

# References

1. [https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/23/1131559/americas-coming-war-over-ai-regulation/](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/23/1131559/americas-coming-war-over-ai-regulation/)

[America’s coming war over AI regulation](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/23/1131559/americas-coming-war-over-ai-regulation/)

1. [https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/22/1131692/dr-google-had-its-issues-can-chatgpt-health-do-better/](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/22/1131692/dr-google-had-its-issues-can-chatgpt-health-do-better/)

[“Dr. Google” had its issues. Can ChatGPT Health do better?](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/22/1131692/dr-google-had-its-issues-can-chatgpt-health-do-better/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/elon-musks-ai-chatbot-grok-flooded-x-with-millions-of-sexualized-images/](https://the-decoder.com/elon-musks-ai-chatbot-grok-flooded-x-with-millions-of-sexualized-images/)

[Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok flooded X with millions of sexualized images](https://the-decoder.com/elon-musks-ai-chatbot-grok-flooded-x-with-millions-of-sexualized-images/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/openais-api-business-grew-by-1-billion-arr-last-month/](https://the-decoder.com/openais-api-business-grew-by-1-billion-arr-last-month/)

[OpenAI's API business grew by $1 billion ARR last month](https://the-decoder.com/openais-api-business-grew-by-1-billion-arr-last-month/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/google-ai-search-taps-gmail-and-photos-for-personalized-results/](https://the-decoder.com/google-ai-search-taps-gmail-and-photos-for-personalized-results/)

[Google AI Search taps Gmail and Photos for personalized results](https://the-decoder.com/google-ai-search-taps-gmail-and-photos-for-personalized-results/)

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