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Richard Whitt - Hearsay Culture Radio
In this episode, Richard Whitt sits down with host Dave Levine to explore how we can “reweave the web” into a human‑centered Internet of trust. Drawing from his…
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Inside Trump’s Ambitious AI Action Plan
The White House’s newly released AI Action Plan outlines an assertive vision for U.S. leadership in AI. Framed around the imperative to “win the AI race,” the 2…
The Coldplay incident: Nobody said it was easy
How surprised would you be if I told you that the now infamous Coldplay-infidelity incident was all staged? A company that only a few people have heard of, whi…
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Would You Let Your Brain Play Pong? Neural Implants Are Here
Ex-Neuralink exec and brain tech lawyer Alex explores how brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) are transforming gaming, healing, and human potential. From monkeys pl…
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Friction, Consent, and the Illusion of Choice
When infrastructure fails — planes crash, systems freeze, rights vanish — suddenly everyone cares. Villanova’s Brett Frischmann rejoins Hearsay Culture to expla…
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X ordered its Grok chatbot to ‘tell like it is.’ Then the Nazi tirade began.
Hate speech is generally protected by the First Amendment in the United States, but lawyers could argue that some of Grok’s output this week crossed the line in…
Comments to the EY/ WIK-Consult Stakeholder Survey to Support the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the Digital Networks Act
Comments to the Stakeholder Survey to Support the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the Digital Networks Act by EY Economic and Policy Advisory Service…
Comments on the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the Digital Networks Act
Comments submitted to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the Digital Networks Act.…
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A Viral Marriage Proposal Raises Privacy Questions in the Social Media Age
So, knowing that everyone has cameras on them at all times, how much privacy can someone reasonably expect when they’re out in public? Hartzog: Generally speak…
Federal AI Moratorium Dies on the Vine as Senate Passes the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
On July 1, 2025, in a near-unanimous 99–1 vote, the US Senate stripped the artificial intelligence (AI) moratorium provisions originally included in the budget…
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Search, swipe, sleep — everything you do is being tracked, but can you even ‘turn it off’?!
This week’s conversation on The Intersect is about online privacy – or maybe the slow, confusing erosion of it. I sat down with culture and tech reporter Taylor…
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Trump pushes back TikTok's sell-by date for a third time
Speaking before the latest promise of an extension, Ryan Calo, a professor at the University of Washington law school who follows tech, says Trump has operated…