AI, Art, & Crime
In early February, I was on a fascinating panel put on by Helen Maria Nugent at CCA about AI and Art: Contemplating an Algorithmic Future, as part of CCA’s Afte…
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Applying Federal Digital Communications Privacy Law to Hosted AI Models
On March 31, I gave a virtual guest lecture in Mailyn Fidler’s course “The Digital Fourth Amendment” at Harvard Law School. Prof. Fidler invited me to come talk…
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Considering How AI Destroys Democratic Institutions
Across the world, governments and other institutions are racing to apply artificial intelligence in countless ways. In a draft paper titled “How AI Destroys Ins…
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The AI child exploitation crisis is here
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has made it easier than ever for bad actors to create child sexual abuse material, leaving prosecutors and lawm…
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Comment to the U.S. Sentencing Commission on TAKE IT DOWN Act Guideline Proposal
I submitted a comment to the United States Sentencing Commission on its proposal to amend the federal sentencing guidelines in light of a new federal law, the T…
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Elon Musk's X to block AI chatbot Grok from making explicit images of real people
Elon Musk's social media company X says it will block its AI chatbot Grok from creating explicit images of real people after governments around the world la…
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Musk's Grok AI faces more scrutiny after generating sexual deepfake images
Elon Musk was forced to put restrictions on X and its AI chatbot, Grok, after its image generator sparked outrage around the world. Grok created non-consensual…
How AI Destroys Institutions
Civic institutions—the rule of law, universities, and a free press—are the backbone of democratic life. They are the mechanisms through which complex societies…
There’s One Easy Solution to the A.I. Porn Problem
On Christmas Eve, Elon Musk announced that Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot offered by his company xAI, would now include an image and a video editing…
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AI-Faked Cases Become Core Issue Irritating Overworked Judges
AI-hallucinated case citations have moved from novelty to a core challenge for the courts, prompting complaints from judges that the issue distracts from the me…
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Well, At Least the Anti-States’ Rights AI EO Spares AI-CSAM Laws
On December 11, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) that purports to deprive states of the ability to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) – t…
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Copyright in Formaldehyde: How GEMA v OpenAI Freezes Doctrine and Chills AI – Part 1
My impulse to write this piece came from a question at a recent Conference, where I was speaking about AI training, fair use and EU text-and-data mining (TDM).…