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<p>Discussing technical proposals aimed at preventing AI systems from generating exploitative content.</p>

Before locking in new restrictions on AI models, policymakers should ask how much distillation actually contributes to the threat.

Co-authored by Sarah Hanson, FPF Health & Wellness Intern This article discusses suicidal ideation, which may be distressing for some readers. (If you or someone you know is struggling, help is available. You can call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or visit 988 Lifeline for free, confidential, 24/7 support.) As many […]

<p>AI in the near term may drive cybersecurity back to its roots, when widespread vulnerabilities, not deceptive intrusions, drove incidents.</p>

<p>Steve Feldstein argues that the conventional wisdom about AI warfare has it backwards.</p>

<img class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" src="https://lawfare-assets-new.azureedge.net/assets/images/default-source/article-images/scaling-laws-logo.jpg?sfvrsn=7a7b38eb_3" /><p>Joe Seddon, Founder and CEO of Zero Gravity, joins Kevin Frazier, director of the AI Innovation and Law Program at the University of Texas School of Law and a senior fellow at the Abundance Institute, to discuss AI, social mobility, higher education, and the future of opportunity. Zero Gravity is a UK-based platform that helps

<img class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" src="https://lawfare-assets-new.azureedge.net/assets/images/default-source/article-images/scaling-laws-logo.jpg?sfvrsn=7a7b38eb_3" /><p>Adi Tantravahi, founder of Cofactor, joins Kevin Frazier, the AI Innovation and Law Fellow at the University of Texas School of Law and a Senior Editor at Lawfare, to talk about how AI can help cut through the administrative red tape that underlies and, in many ways, undermines the modern healthcare system.<br /></p><p>Cofacto

Washington can’t promise allies it will never cut off their access to American AI or reach their data—but it can set, and eventually codify, clear rules for both.

On June 10, 2026, the FPF Center for Artificial Intelligence convened a Frontiers Workshop in Washington, DC. Held as part of FPF’s National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy (DoE)-funded Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) Research Coordination Network, the workshop brought together privacy and frontier AI practitioners to examine challenges at the intersection of data […]

<p>Will AI change how we engage with nuclear weapons?</p>

GAAIA is the best federal frontier AI safety framework yet proposed, but its sweeping preemption of state AI laws makes it net-negative as written.

<img class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" src="https://lawfare-assets-new.azureedge.net/assets/images/default-source/article-images/scaling-laws-logo.jpg?sfvrsn=7a7b38eb_3" /><p>Andy Masley joins Kevin Frazier, director of the AI Innovation and Law Program at the University of Texas School of Law and a senior editor at Lawfare, and Alan Rozenshtein, research director at Lawfare and associate professor at Minnesota Law, to unpack the increasingly contentious issues related to data centers.<br /></p><p>

Government dependence on private AI shifts policymaking from Congress and the civil service to procurement contracts—with no public input.

Three new reports show how AI power is concentrating, and why participation has to include the right to refuse. Source

<img class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" src="https://lawfare-assets-new.azureedge.net/assets/images/default-source/article-images/scaling-laws-logo.jpg?sfvrsn=7a7b38eb_3" /><p>Kal Clark, co-founder of Zauron Labs, joins Kevin Frazier, the AI Innovation and Law Fellow at the University of Texas School of Law and a Senior Editor at Lawfare, to explain how AI is already reducing diagnostic errors in radiology.<br /></p><p>Kal details how Zauron’s AI system functions as a second-look safety layer, revie

A review of Josh Tyrangiel’s “AI for Good: How Real People Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Fix Things that Matter” (Simon & Schuster, 2026).

<p>Washington’s misplaced assumptions around export control and domestic regulations pose strategic risks to national stability.</p>

<p>Cory Doctorow discusses his perspective on artificial intelligence. </p>

Anthropic raised the possibility of a coordinated, verified AI development pause. Antitrust law might prevent that.

Scott Anderson sat down with his <em>Lawfare</em> colleagues Kevin Frazier, Roger Parloff, and Molly Roberts to talk through some of the week’s big news in AI.

As Washington negotiates AI guardrails with Beijing, it must understand why the AI debate in China is so quiet: control, not consent.

Inside the European Union’s latest bid to achieve technological sovereignty.

By Paige Garvin, FPF Communications Intern The Future of Privacy Forum hosted its third annual DC Privacy Forum: Advancing Principled Data Protection, AI, and Digital Governance Practices on June 10th, 2026. This year’s Forum gathered government officials, academics, civil society representatives, and privacy professionals to discuss developments in AI governance, privacy regulation, youth online safety, […]

<p dir="ltr">The orders direct federal agencies to prepare to defend against cryptographic attacks and contribute to U.S. quantum computing innovation.</p>

<img class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" src="https://lawfare-assets-new.azureedge.net/assets/images/default-source/article-images/scaling-laws-logo.jpg?sfvrsn=7a7b38eb_3" /><p>Alan Rozenshtein, Research Director at Lawfare, spoke with Robert Wright—author of <em>Nonzero</em>, <em>The Moral Animal</em>, <em>The Evolution of God</em>, and <em>Why Buddhism Is True</em>, and the writer behind the NonZero Newsletter and podcast—about his new book, <em>The God Test: Artificial Intelligence and Our Coming

The new AI executive order disclaims a licensing mandate. Federal procurement can impose one anyway.

FAccT lands in Montreal and the Vatican enters the AI debate. Both circle the same question: who holds power over AI, and who can refuse it? Source

State regulations mandating AI firms to disclose information may run afoul of the First Amendment. California is an early test case.

<img class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" src="https://lawfare-assets-new.azureedge.net/assets/images/default-source/article-images/scaling-laws-logo.jpg?sfvrsn=7a7b38eb_3" /><p>In this cross-pod episode, Alan and Kevin join Seth Benzell and Andrey Fradkin of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justified-posteriors/id1784022930" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Justified Posteriors</a> to explore a big question: what should AI be for?</p><p>The conversation begins with Pope Leo XIV

The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on <em>Lawfare</em>.

Accuracy isn’t enough—agencies must detect when trusted AI misuses legitimate access. Enter: AI counterintelligence.

<p>Biomanufacturing data is a critical strategic asset, and the U.S. is failing to use it.</p>

A cross-post conversation about the AI and cyber executive order, workforce disruption, and the future of education.

The government is using export control law to force Anthropic to cut access to its most powerful models. The legal authority is plausible but the facts remain murky.

The country’s counterterrorism strategy cannot address the range of root causes driving conflict across different regions.

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A review of Samanth Subramanian, “The Web Beneath the Waves: The Fragile Cables That Connect Our World” (Columbia Global Reports, 2025).

Scott Anderson, Benjamin Wittes, Michael Feinberg, and Molly Roberts talked through the week’s big news in national security.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Future of Privacy Forum, a global non-profit focused on data protection, AI, and emerging technologies, announced new recipients of its Career Achievement Award, recognizing exceptional leaders whose work has advanced privacy, responsible data governance, and AI leadership worldwide. The 2026 recipients of the FPF Career Achievement Award are: Alan Raul, FPF’s […]

Regulations that force developers to disclose trade secrets to the public could violate the Constitution. How can regulators respond?