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Ep. 246: Tech check — AI moratorium, Character AI lawsuit, FTC, Digital Services Act, and FSC v. Paxton

We’re checking in on the latest news in tech and free speech.
On the latest episode of FIRE's So to Speak podcast, Ari Cohn and I dish on the death of the AI moratorium, a bogus wrongful death lawsuit against Complexity AI, the FTC’s campaign of censorship against ad agencies, and more. (We didn't get to rip on Grok going all MechaHitler, as that happened shortly after we recorded.) -

We cover the state AI regulation moratorium that failed in Congress, the ongoing Character A.I. lawsuit, the Federal Trade Commission’s consent decree with Omnicom and Interpublic Group, the European Union’s Digital Services Act, and what comes next after the Supreme Court’s Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton decision.

Guests:

Ari Cohn — lead counsel for tech policy, FIRE

Corbin Barthold — internet policy counsel, TechFreedom

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:38 State AI regulation moratorium fails in Congress

20:04 Character AI lawsuit

41:10 FTC, Omnicom x IPG merger, and Media Matters

56:09 Digital Services Act

01:02:43 FSC v. Paxton decision

01:10:49 Outro

Read the transcript here: https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/so-speak-podcast-transcript-tech-check-ai-moratorium-character-ai-lawsuit-ftc

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