Caveat19 Dec 2024

The year AI regulation hits the U.S.

This week, we are joined by Casey Bleeker, CEO of SurePath AI, who is speaking with Ben Yelin on how AI/GenAI regulation could roll out in the US in 2025. Ben's story focuses on a Texas mother, after suing Character.ai after discovering that AI chatbots encouraged her son, who has autism, to self-harm and even suggested violence against his parents, sparking concerns over the safety of AI companions for children. Dave's story is on the Biden administration taking action in response to China’s incursions into U.S. telecoms. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not constitute legal advice. For official legal advice on any of the topics we cover, please contact your attorney. Please take a moment to fill out an audience survey! Let us know how we are doing! Links to the stories: An AI companion suggested he kill his parents. Now his mom is suing. Biden Administration Takes First Step to Retaliate Against China Over Hack Get the weekly Caveat Briefing delivered to your inbox. Like what you heard? Be sure to check out and subscribe to our Caveat Briefing, a weekly newsletter available exclusively to N2K Pro members on N2K CyberWire's website. N2K Pro members receive our Thursday wrap-up covering the latest in privacy, policy, and research news, including incidents, techniques, compliance, trends, and more. This week’s Caveat Briefing covers the story of how the European Commission has launched formal proceedings against TikTok over its alleged failure to prevent election interference, particularly during Romania's presidential vote in November. The investigation will examine TikTok's political advertising policies, content recommendation systems, and potential manipulation risks, with no set deadline for completion. Curious about the details? Head over to the Caveat Briefing for the full scoop and additional compelling stories. Got a question you'd like us to answer on our show? You can send your audio file to caveat@thecyberwire.com. Hope to hear from you.

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Addressing the social media algorithms.

This week, Dave and Ben look at how AI and social media are coming under greater regulatory scrutiny. For AI, conversations people are having with their chatbots are beginning to find their way into ...

10 Sep 37min

Flipping AI’s kill switch.

This week, Dave and Ben look at two major AI stories. The first involves Anthropic winning one of its legal challenges regarding the Pentagon designating the company as a supply chain risk. The secon...

3 Sep 36min

Breaking big tech’s hold.

This week, Dave and Ben look at California's latest effort to restrict social media companies further by banning design features that are considered harmful to minors. Additionally, the two discuss r...

27 Aug 38min

When companies can hack back.

This week, Dave and Ben discuss how the Trump administration has dramatically changed the cybersecurity landscape after signing a new memorandum, which allows private companies to hack malicious thre...

20 Aug 39min

Surveillance rulings and social media scrutiny.

This week, Ben and Ethan discuss two major stories. The first looks deeper into the Supreme Court's recent ruling on the Chatrie case and the long-term impacts this decision could have on privacy wi...

13 Aug 40min

Tracking people, training AI.

This week, Ben and Ethan discuss two major stories. The first involves an incident where a police officer was abusing his access to Flock camera databases to track a former partner's movement. The se...

6 Aug 39min

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, t...

30 Juli 52min

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 t...

23 Juli 38min