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Recent Episodes
AI’s latest security wake-up call.
This week, Dave and Ben discuss two major stories. The first story assess the recent incident where a rogue OpenAI agent escaped its environment and successfully targeted Hugging Face. Additionally, the two also look at an incident where a man was targeted after he reportedly wiped his phone using GrapheneOS. Afterwards, Dave sits down with Asha Palmer, SVP of Compliance Solutions at Skillsoft, to look at the lack of any federal AI law in the US.
AI’s political and copyright reckoning.
This week, Dave and Ben look at two stories centered around AI. The first involves how politicians are trying to combat how AI chatbots spread inaccurate or incomplete information on their campaigns to voters. The second story looks at how existing copyright laws are not robust enough to handle how AI models are ingesting content.
The future of transatlantic data sharing.
This week, Dave and Ben look at how the Supreme Court's recent decision could impact data-sharing efforts with the European Union (EU). Additionally, they discuss how the LA Police Department has let its contract with Flock expire after reports emerged that the company was found to be investigating and surveilling innocent people.
AI sovereignty and surveillance.
This week, Dave and Ben examine two developments shaping the future of technology policy. First, they break down the European Union's proposed Cloud and AI Development Act and what it means for technological sovereignty and global competition. Then, they turn to the US, where advances in surveillance, facial recognition, and digital tracking are rapidly expanding government and commercial monitoring capabilities, and raising new concerns.
Drawing a digital line for geofencing.
This week, Dave and Ben take a look at the Supreme Court's recent ruling that has significantly changed how the law enforcement must approach collecting user location data. Alongside this conversation, Ben also sits down with former Congressman and current President of Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI) Brad Carson to talk about how US/China trade relations could shape the future of AI development.


