Caveat

The battle for AI regulation.

This week, Dave and Ben sit down with N2K's lead analyst Ethan Cook to look at the growing calls to enact AI regulations both within the US and across the globe. Spurned

Addressing the social media algorithms.

This week, Dave and Ben look at how AI and social media are coming under greater regulatory scrutiny. For AI, conversations people are having with their chatbots are begi

Flipping AI’s kill switch.

This week, Dave and Ben look at two major AI stories. The first involves Anthropic winning one of its legal challenges regarding the Pentagon designating the company as a

Breaking big tech’s hold.

This week, Dave and Ben look at California's latest effort to restrict social media companies further by banning design features that are considered harmful to minors. Ad

When companies can hack back.

This week, Dave and Ben discuss how the Trump administration has dramatically changed the cybersecurity landscape after signing a new memorandum, which allows private com

Surveillance rulings and social media scrutiny.

This week, Ben and Ethan discuss two major stories. The first looks deeper into the Supreme Court's recent ruling on the Chatrie case and the long-term impacts this decis

Tracking people, training AI.

This week, Ben and Ethan discuss two major stories. The first involves an incident where a police officer was abusing his access to Flock camera databases to track a form

AI’s latest security wake-up call.

This week, Dave and Ben discuss two major stories. The first story assess the recent incident where a rogue OpenAI agent escaped its environment and successfully targeted

AI’s political and copyright reckoning.

This week, Dave and Ben look at two stories centered around AI. The first involves how politicians are trying to combat how AI chatbots spread inaccurate or incomplete in

The future of transatlantic data sharing.

This week, Dave and Ben look at how the Supreme Court's recent decision could impact data-sharing efforts with the European Union (EU). Additionally, they discuss how the

AI sovereignty and surveillance.

This week, Dave and Ben examine two developments shaping the future of technology policy. First, they break down the European Union's proposed Cloud and AI Development Ac

Drawing a digital line for geofencing.

This week, Dave and Ben take a look at the Supreme Court's recent ruling that has significantly changed how the law enforcement must approach collecting user location dat

Encore: HR1 and the future of U.S. tech security.

We hope you enjoy this encore of Caveat while our team is away. This week on Caveat, Dave and Ben welcome back N2K’s own ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ethan Cook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for our latest policy deep

A world without Section 702.

This week, Dave and Ben take a look at a recent ruling against Google by a German court holding them liable for any false statements generated by its AI Overviews. Additi

Changes to US AI policy landscape.

This week, Dave and Ben sit down with N2K's lead analyst Ethan Cook to examine President Trump's recent Executive Order centered on AI. With this order, the Trump adminis

Florida vs OpenAI.

This week, Dave and Ben sit down to Florida's recent lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman. In the suit, Florida alleges that the company placed profits over safety needs

The bipartisan case for CISA.

This week, Dave and Ben sit down to discuss a growing bipartisan effort to support CISA. Throughout the conversation, the two look at how lawmakers from both sides of the

Scam ads, AI hallucinations, and legal implications.

This week, Dave and Ben sit down to discuss two legal cases. The first case involves Santa Clara suing Meta over alleged scam ads. The second story looks at a now dismiss

Sony's failed attempt to stop piracy.

This week, Dave and Ben sit down to discuss how Sony's failed lawsuit could have major impacts on other copyright lawsuits alongside how the EU's AI approach might be gro

Trump’s AI Preemption Playbook.

This week, Dave and Ben look at how the Trump administration is reshaping federalism through AI policy alongside looking at a lawsuit filed by a college student against a