FLI Gives White House AI Memo a Polite Side-Eye: Progress, But Perilously Short
FLI's 35 staffers call the White House's new AI memo a 'critical step'—but slam its competitive bent and lack of teeth. Safety advocates want mandates, not memos.
FLI's 35 staffers call the White House's new AI memo a 'critical step'—but slam its competitive bent and lack of teeth. Safety advocates want mandates, not memos.
Protests leveraging social media hit 25 countries since 2011. Yet governments' digital countermeasures—now AI-powered—crush them quicker than ever.
Law enforcement promised ALPRs like Flock Safety's would stick to serious crimes. A Georgia ticket for a phone in hand says otherwise—mission creep has arrived.
Everyone thought the two-year FISA clock would force real reforms. Instead, leaders like Mike Johnson are pushing a no-strings extension, ignoring a history of surveillance overreach.
Google knew the dangers of Project Nimbus from day one—internal memos screamed it. Amazon? Dead silence. Here's why that's a scandal.
The EU just unveiled its Code of Practice for general-purpose AI—think guidelines for the ChatGPT crowd. But with no legal bite, will Big Tech even glance at it?
Imagine training an AI with a number so vast—10²³ floating point operations—it rivals the atoms in the observable universe. That's the EU's new line for GPAI models.
Three states are pushing bills to make 3D printer makers install censorware that blocks 'gun-like' prints. It's DRM all over again — and it's dumber than ever.
Brussels drops its voluntary playbook for taming GPAI under the EU AI Act. But after 20 years watching Valley hype, I'm asking: does this actually stick, or is it more paperwork for the lawyers?
Forget the blue whale in the room—42% of surveyed law firms say AI chatter sealed new deals. Yet ROI math stays fuzzy in a time-billing world.
Your Ring camera isn't just watching burglars anymore. It's eyeing grandma's falls, your Airbnb guests' noise, and restaurant lines—thanks to a fresh app store dripping with AI promises and privacy red flags.
Demand letter lands. Panic sets in. But May First Movement Technology didn't fold. They shredded Higbee's shakedown with cold, hard law.