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Accountability for Technology and AI

Originally posted on Substack AI and digital technologies have been unleashed upon us, with an unprecedented zeal and recklessness, and a reckoning is long overdue. The Meta and YouTube $6 million addiction verdict this week is an important milestone. I’m not an expert on the addiction issue, so I won’t opine on the merits of the case. […]

Three TV Commercials Show What’s Wrong with Big Tech, Privacy, and AI

Originally posted on Substack This year’s Superbowl was a showcase for how out of touch tech companies are when it comes to privacy and AI. Several ads demonstrated that tech companies are obtuse about the dystopia they’re creating. Hopefully, public reaction will get through to policymakers that the tone deafness of tech companies reveals a […]

Bizarre Dystopian Superbowl AI Commercial

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Here’s a bizarre dystopian Superbowl commercial where AIexa+ tries to kill Chris Hemsworth many different ways, then offers him a massage. And this is to try to convince folks that AI is good? I thought it was a promo for a Black Mirror episode. <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/ha92_hfK9Po?si=ka8ErdwxqU_evaIs” title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; […]

Privacy and AI Law in 2025

Originally posted on Substack We’ve now closed the books on 2025, so it’s time to review what happened in privacy law over the past year. At first glance, it seems like a quiet year (no new state consumer privacy laws) but quite a lot happened. Many smaller things, but they really add up. Here’s a […]

AI Companies Should Have Information Fiduciary Duties

Nita Farahany (Duke Law) recently made a great point: “Your doctor has a fiduciary duty to you. ChatGPT doesn’t.” She discusses how people are increasingly turning to AI to serve as a kind of virtual doctor. OpenAI and Anthropic recently launched features where their chatbots can analyze a person’s medical records and provide personalized medical advice. She […]