Insights
Ideas, reading recommendations and reflections on law, work, and what it means to do things differently.
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Spotify rolls out ‘Verified’ badge to distinguish human artists from AI
Spotify will add a green “Verified by Spotify” badge to show which artists are real humans, not AI creations. This badge helps listeners trust the music and appears only on profiles that meet Spotify’s authenticity rules. The change comes as many AI-generated songs flood streaming platforms, causing
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Legal AI startup Legora hits $5.6 valuation and its battle with Harvey just got hotter
Legora is a legal AI startup valued at $5.6 billion and backed by Nvidia and other investors. It competes closely with Harvey, another legal AI company valued at $11 billion, as both expand globally. The rivalry is intense, with big marketing efforts and a focus on applying AI to reshape the legal i
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Firefox maker torches Google for building Prompt API into browser
Mozilla opposes Google’s new Prompt API because it may limit web openness and favor Google’s AI model. They worry it forces developers to follow Google’s rules, hurting fairness and interoperability. Google says the API encourages innovation, but tests show its AI often performs poorly.
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Congress keeps kicking surveillance reform down the road
Congress extended Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for 45 days to allow more time for reform talks. The House passed a version with minor changes but no warrant requirements, causing frustration among some lawmakers. Privacy advocates say the bill does not do enough to protec
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Utah’s New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect Next Week
For the last couple of years, we’ve watched the same predictable cycle play out across the globe: a state (or country) passes a clunky age-verification mandate, and, without fail, Virtual Private Network (VPN) usage surges as residents scramble to maintain their privacy and anonymity. We’ve seen thi
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White House presses tech companies for support on AI-driven cyberattacks
Tech and cyber companies were sent questions about artificial intelligence-led cybersecurity threats, including those posed by Anthropic’s advanced AI model, Mythos.
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Will AI lead to more accurate opinion polls?
It’s cheaper and faster to collect people’s opinions using AI, but will it make polls more accurate?
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OpenAI explains why ChatGPT developed a goblin fixation, and how it solved the issue
OpenAI noticed that ChatGPT kept talking too much about goblins and other mythical creatures. This happened because of a past feature that rewarded creative use of such metaphors. To fix it, they told the new GPT-5.5 model not to mention these creatures unless really needed.
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26 for 26 Day 5: When you underestimate your challenges
I’m late sending this. This morning I had the joy of someone sticking a camera down my throat to investigate what is going on in my insides. It came with a bonus of sedation. As I commonly do, I underestimated the impact this would have on my ability to function for the rest of the…