The Who's Who of AI

“As AI systems increasingly make or influence consequential decisions, Truepic’s Mounir Ibrahim argues the evidence informing those decisions must be “verifiably authentic.” He makes the case for image authentication as a condition of AI deployment.”

“Tim Bernard and Justin Hendrix break down 13 new complaints against OpenAI: eight from state attorneys general and five from private plaintiffs, including a proposed class action over children’s data.”

“Key questions about social media harms remain unsettled due to lack of research data — a problem that is repeating for AI risks, writes Jen Rosiere Reynolds from AJAC Info Integrity.”

“On the Tech Policy Press podcast, deputy editor Ramsha Jahangir talks with Risto Uuk of the Future of Life Institute and European Parliament member Brando Benifei about whether the EU AI Act can handle autonomous AI agents and renewed calls for AI liability…”

“Two federal judges found Google to be an illegal monopolist, but neither broke up the company. Tech Policy Press editor Justin Hendrix talks with Barry Lynn of the Open Markets Institute and Princeton CITP’s Mihir Kshirsagar about what the remedies mean for…”

“Nathalie Maréchal traces how ideas such as transhumanism, longtermism, and effective altruism converge into what she calls "the AI cult,” and why she thinks policymakers and the public can't afford to ignore it.”

“The UK’s Electoral Commission is developing an AI system to notify candidates of significant deepfakes within three hours of posting, its chief executive told a panel earlier this month, Tech Policy Press fellow James Ball reports.”

“Smoke machines, a Riverdance-style routine, U2 and Stevie Nicks “were not enough to move the audience” at Ireland’s International AI Summit, writes Tech Policy Press fellow Liz Carolan. Outside: pickets, protesters and a public sector strike.”

“In five national polls this year, between 55% and 77% of Americans said AI is moving too fast or should slow down. Here's a break down of the results, including by party affiliation.”

“In five national polls this year, between 55% and 77% of Americans said AI is moving too fast or should slow down. Tech Policy Press breaks down the results, including by party affiliation.”

““A handful of executives and officials are making high-stakes decisions” about AI “in backroom meetings and without any form of political accountability,” writes Mackenzie Austin, tech counsel in the AI for Democracy Action Lab at Protect Democracy. The win…”

“More than 30 countries have called for stronger controls on frontier AI and a possible new international institution. Konstantinos Komaitis argues the controls are essential, but AI governance needs an Internet-style network of distributed expertise, not a …”

“Defunct Spirit Airlines is trying to sell decades of employee records to Google for AI training. EPIC counsels Abigail Kunkler and Mayu Tobin-Miyaji explain why “the law has not stepped up to protect worker privacy” and what regulators, unions and Congress …”

“Less than a week after mass layoffs at local newspapers across the US, McClatchy emailed staff celebrating five new hires for its AI-focused Content Innovation Lab. Tech Policy Press fellow Chris Mills Rodrigo reports on growing concern among local journali…”

“When chatbots write legal briefs, could AI companies be held liable for "unauthorized practice of law"? Daniel Kalish examines how century-old licensing laws may (or may not) apply to artificial intelligence.”