Several stories have put government power over speech
and technology back in the spotlight.
In this episode, we break down the Pentagon’s
targeting of the AI company Anthropic, the push for
government-mandated age verification technologies, and the
Department of Justice’s raid on a Washington Post reporter’s
home.
We are joined by:
Jennifer Huddleston, senior fellow
in technology policy at the Cato InstituteMike Godwin, AI and privacy
expert, first staff counsel at the Electronic Frontier Foundation,
first full-time general counsel at Wikimedia, and author of two
books on internet law and policyGreg Lukianoff, president and CEO
of FIRE
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:19 The Pentagon vs. Anthropic?
22:40 The FTC, Congress, and age verification laws
48:15 Is it unusual for the DOJ to seize a reporter’s
computer?
59:46 Outro
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