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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.

Living in the shadow of AI borders.

This week we are joined by Petra Molnar, Harvard faculty associate, lawyer and author of the newly released book "The Walls Have Eyes: Surviving Migration in the Age of Artificial Intelligence," sharing how Big Tech and AI will enable Trump's immigration policies. Ben has an update on the effort to ban TikTok in the United States. Dave's got the story of the NYPD using city-wide surveillance to help catch the United Health Care CEO killer.

The intersection of gender, control, and harm.

This week, we are joined by Pavlina Pavlova, 2024 New America #SharetheMicinCyber Fellow and Cybercrime Expert at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and she is discussing her research calling for a shift in the tech conversation to address gender-specific harms and promote safer, more inclusive digital environments. Ben has the story of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trying to cut down on predatory data brokers. Dave's got the story of the FTC’s New Rule on Fake Consumer Reviews and Testimonials.

Can regulations keep up with rapid innovation?

This week, Danny Allan, Snyk's CTO, discusses how AI regulations are influencing both the security of AI tools and the broader software ecosystem and the emphasis on compliance with security standards. This comes on the heels of a recent report which found that the majority of security leaders have begun contemplating banning the use of AI in coding due its security risks. Ben dives into policy changes we might expect from the next FCC chairman. Dave's got the story of a school shut down over deepfake nudes.

Reactions to the presidential election.

On today’s show, Ben and Dave share their reactions to the presidential election and what we might expect moving forward into a second term with President Trump. And later in the show, Dave has a conversation Sarah Hutchins, Partner at Parker Poe, to talk about the growing number of state data privacy laws, litigation trends related to targeted advertising and wiretapping, and key takeaways for companies on cybersecurity practices and risk reporting.