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AI Regulation

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.

5 min read 5 hours ago
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AI Regulation

15 Years Post-Arab Spring: Protests Explode Globally, But Surveillance Wins

Protests leveraging social media hit 25 countries since 2011. Yet governments' digital countermeasures—now AI-powered—crush them quicker than ever.

4 min read 5 hours ago
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AI Regulation

Flock Safety's ALPR Busts Phone-Wielding Rider, Igniting Mission Creep Alarms

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.

3 min read 5 hours ago
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AI Regulation

Congress Ditches FISA Reforms for a Limp Clean Extension

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.

4 min read 5 hours ago
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AI Regulation

Project Nimbus: Google and Amazon See the Risks, Shrug Them Off

Google knew the dangers of Project Nimbus from day one—internal memos screamed it. Amazon? Dead silence. Here's why that's a scandal.

3 min read 5 hours ago
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AI Regulation

EU's GPAI Code of Practice: Toothless Guidelines or Clever Stopgap?

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?

4 min read 5 hours ago
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AI Regulation

EU's AI Act Bombshell: 10²³ FLOPs Threshold Redefines Everything

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.

3 min read 5 hours ago
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AI Regulation

Three States Want to Lock Down Your 3D Printer — Here's Why That's a Disaster

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.

3 min read 5 hours ago
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AI Regulation

EU's GPAI Code of Practice: Self-Regulation Theater or Actual AI Leash?

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?

4 min read 5 hours ago
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AI Regulation

42% of Law Firms Snag New Clients with AI—ROI's Hiding in Plain Sight

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.

3 min read 5 hours ago
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AI Regulation

Ring's AI App Store Turns Doorbells into Elder-Care Spies—and Worse

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.

4 min read 5 hours ago
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AI Regulation

Higbee's Copyright Extortion Fizzles: A Web Host's Epic Smackdown

Demand letter lands. Panic sets in. But May First Movement Technology didn't fold. They shredded Higbee's shakedown with cold, hard law.

4 min read 5 hours ago
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