Lawyer Ex Machina #21: Crypto contagion
Playing up an AI race between China and the U.S. may lead to increased military applications as well as less ethical and legal scrutiny of AI products, some AI watchdogs worry.
"Internet giant Google has agreed to pay a record $391.5 million to settle with 40 states in the U.S. over charges the company misled users about the collection of personal location data."
A dive into the copyright questions that generative AI systems bring up
How Alex Jones, the January 6th Congressional investigation, and legal malpractice insurers may all tie together with the ethical duty of technology competence. [Law.com ($)]
The FTX Files
The DOJ and the SEC have launched investigations into whether FTX or its chief execs were engaged in criminal activity.
BlockFi, a cryptocurrency lender which had credit from FTX, is filing for bankruptcy. [WSJ ($)]
The collapse of FTX is likely to have significant effects on lobbying by and about the crypto industry.
There are a lot of reactions to declaration by the new CEO of FTX, filed earlier today in the company's bankruptcy proceedings [Bloomberg docket ($)]. [Marketplace | Verge | NYT]