The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site.
Read SourceUndersea Cables and the Material Politics of Digital Connectivity
A review of Samanth Subramanian, “The Web Beneath the Waves: The Fragile Cables That Connect Our World” (Columbia Global Reports, 2025).
Read SourceRational Security: The “Forbidden Fruit” Edition
Scott Anderson, Benjamin Wittes, Michael Feinberg, and Molly Roberts talked through the week’s big news in national security.
Read SourceFuture of Privacy Forum Announces 2026 Career Achievement Award Recipients
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 […]
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AI Regulation and the Looming Problem of the Takings Clause
Regulations that force developers to disclose trade secrets to the public could violate the Constitution. How can regulators respond?
Read SourceScaling Laws: Lawyering on the Frontier with Janel Thamkul
<img class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" src="https://lawfare-assets-new.azureedge.net/assets/images/default-source/article-images/scaling-laws-logo.jpg?sfvrsn=7a7b38eb_3" /><p>Janel Thamkul, former frontier counsel team member at Anthropic, joins Kevin Frazier to discuss what it means to practice law at the frontier of AI.<br /></p><p>This episode starts with a review of Janel&rsquo;s fascinating and varied background. Next, she walks through her initial exploration
Read SourceFuture of Privacy Forum Releases Comprehensive Report On Algorithmic Personalization in Youth Online Experiences
As policymakers continue to debate youth online safety regulations, a new FPF report assesses the role of data-driven personalization and its implications for emerging policy and product design WASHINGTON, D.C. — (June 10, 2026) — The Future of Privacy Forum — a global non-profit focused on data protection, AI, and emerging technologies —today released Personalization […]
Read SourceFrontier AI Goes Federal: How the Great American AI Act Compares to State Laws
Introduction It has been an unusually active few weeks for AI safety policy. Following a new frontier model safety bill passed in Illinois, and a White House executive order on AI security, Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA) released a bipartisan discussion draft for the Great American AI Act of 2026, adding […]
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The AI Ethics Brief #192: Canada Has a National AI Strategy. The Hard Questions Come Next.
On Adoption, Sovereignty, and the Questions the Strategy Leaves for Later. Source
Read SourceTech Futures: At the Frontier of Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
✍️ By Ismael Kherroubi Garcia. Ismael is Founder & Co-lead of the Responsible Artificial Intelligence Network (RAIN), and Founder & CEO of Kairoi. 📌 Editor’s Note: This article is part of our Tech Futures series, a collaboration between the Montreal AI Ethics Institute (MAIEI) and the Responsible Artificial Intelligence Network (RAIN). The series challenges mainstream […] Source
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