New episode: @alanrozenshtein.com talks to @jassipannu.bsky.social and Doni Bloomfield about why governing biological data may be the most urgent AI risk policymakers aren't paying enough attention to. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Are AI systems "a death sentence for civic institutions"?
@alanrozenshtein.com talks with @hartzog.bsky.social and @jessicasilbey.bsky.social, who argue that AI's core design features threaten the rule of law, higher education, journalism, and democracy. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Banger of a crossover episode today between @scaling_laws
and "AI Summer" with @deanwb.bsky.social and @binarybits.bsky.social on the Anthropic/OpenAI/Pentagon situation (note that we recorded this on Wed. before DOD designated Anthropic a supply chain risk). podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
New @scalinglaws.bsky.social episode: @noupside.bsky.social and I talk to @dgrand.bsky.social about his research showing AI chatbots can shift people's political beliefs. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/scal...
On today's episode, @alanrozenshtein.com talks to @casssunstein.bsky.social about his new book, "Imperfect Oracle: What AI Can and Cannot Do." www.amazon.com/Imperfect-Or...
On the latest episode, @alanrozenshtein.com and @noupside.bsky.social speak with @mchangama.bsky.social @princeton.edu's Jacob Shapiro about a new report examining how AI models handle contested speech. shows.acast.com/arbiters-of-...
On today's rapid-response episode, @lawfaremedia.org's @kevintfrazier.bsky.social, Jakub Kraus and @alanrozenshtein.com talk about Donald Trump's executive order on preempting state AI laws and his decision to let Nvidia sell H200 chips to China. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
What's the general counsel of @anthropic.com thinking about these days?!
Find out via this conversation between Jeff Bleich and @kevintfrazier.bsky.social.
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The anxiety Americans feel about AI is real and demands a substantive answer to the question of "what's next," writes Kevin Frazier. Reforms to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to improve the nation’s workforce development programs should be a part of that answer, he says.
If states are laboratories of democracy, then @scottwiener.bsky.social is one of the most prolific scientists.
Sen. Wiener explains California's many AI policy experiments in an episode w/ @alanrozenshtein.com & @kevintfrazier.bsky.social.
The trio cover SB 53, SB 1047, and breakfast tacos.
Today's Lawfare Daily is a @scalinglaws.bsky.social episode where @kevintfrazier.bsky.social spoke to @davidsullivan.bsky.social and Rayi Iyer about the evolution of the Trust & Safety field and its relevance to ongoing conversations about how best to govern AI. youtu.be/6irBgNfwmdc?...
Check out the full episode with Mosharaf Chowdhury and Dan Zhou here: podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/a...
Just how much energy is involved in developing & using AI?
What's the status of efforts to make AI training more efficient?
Do those on the vanguard of AI energy research use AI in their daily lives?
Answers to these Q (and bad jokes from @kevintfrazier.bsky.social) in our latest episode.
What can AI safety learn from Trust & Safety?
@davidsullivan.bsky.social & Ravi Iyer join @kevintfrazier.bsky.social to tackle this important question.
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/a...
New @scalinglaws.bsky.social rapid response episode with @kevintfrazier.bsky.social on California’s SB 53, the AI safety law that Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law yesterday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGYL...
Today's Lawfare Daily is a @scalinglaws.bsky.social episode, produced with @utexaslaw.bsky.social, where @kevintfrazier.bsky.social spoke to @gushurwitz.bsky.social and @neilchilson.bsky.social about how academics can overcome positively contribute to the work associated with AI governance.
Don't miss live recording from the IHS's Technology, Liberalism, and Abundance Conference. Big thanks to Paul Matzko for hosting!
Listen to it here: podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/t...
What even is AI policy? What myths are contributing to disagreements over how best to govern AI? How can academics play a bigger role in these conversations (should they)?!
@gushurwitz.bsky.social (@penncareylaw.bsky.social) & Neil Chilson join @kevintfrazier.bsky.social to offer their answers.
How have I missed the @scalinglaws.bsky.social podcast so far?!
New @scalinglaws.bsky.social conversation with @noupside.bsky.social and @jmiers230.bsky.social about AI child safety: the recent announcement from OpenAI, the ongoing OpenAI and Character.ai child safety lawsuits, and more. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/scal...
Today's Lawfare Daily is a @scalinglaws.bsky.social produced with @utexaslaw.bsky.social where @alanrozenshtein.com sat down with @pamelasamuelson.bsky.social to discuss the rapidly evolving legal landscape at the intersection of generative AI and copyright law. youtu.be/-_YRksrxmEw
*New*
@pamelasamuelson.bsky.social (@ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social) joins @alanrozenshtein.com to analyze the current state of AI copyright litigation.
Critically, Pam also gets back to first principles of the IP Clause.
It's an important listen.
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The demand for quality economic analysis of AI on jobs is quite high. Supply, on the other hand, is often lacking.
That's why we're so glad to have @joshgans.bsky.social join @kevintfrazier.bsky.social on today's pod.
Give it a listen!
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AI safety means many different things to many different people.
Steven Adler, who previously served on several safety-related teams at OpenAI, joins @kevintfrazier.bsky.social to analyze the current state of AI safety -- what it means, why it matters, and where it's headed.
Whether/how/when to regulate Big Tech is the regulatory puzzle that keeps policymakers up at night.
Anu Bradford & @klonick.bsky.social join @kevintfrazier.bsky.social to sort things out.
The Brussels Effect is still alive, industrial policy is taking new forms & China is still the missing piece
Today's Lawfare Daily is an episode of @scalinglaws.bsky.social, produced with @utexaslaw.bsky.social, where @kevintfrazier.bsky.social spoke to @petereharrell.bsky.social about the White House’s announcement that it will take a 10% share of Intel, the policy rationale for the stake & its legality.
Scaling Laws is a joint production of @lawfaremedia.org & @utexaslaw.bsky.social. Be sure to like and subscribe!
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A 10% stake in Intel may be the start of a new approach to industrial policy. Rumor has it defense contractors may be next.
What's the policy rationale for the US Govt seeking equity in private firms? And, perhaps more importantly, is it legal?
@petereharrell.bsky.social joins the pod.