AI Slop
The term “AI slop” has become popular to describe the output of generative AI systems seen as voluminous, low quality, or the result of little effort. When AI-g…
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The Hidden Trade-Offs of Fighting Child Abuse Online
Computing professionals have developed a number of aphorisms over the decades. Do not roll your own cryptography; it is always DNS; time zones are hard; names a…
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For Humankind: Keynote Remarks at the Inauguration of the Joint Academy on Future Humanity
In June 2025, Renmin University of China and Westlake University launched a Joint Academy on Future Humanity. This was my keynote address on the occasion: “The…
Regulating Data Brokers in the Age of AI: A California Case Study
Technology, social media, and AI mediate our daily lives, raising urgent concerns about how businesses collect, share, and sell our data. This collection proces…
Fit for 5G: The Open Internet Regulation Already Enables 5G Innovation While Protecting Competition and User Choice
White Paper submitted as an attachment to the comments submitted to BEREC’s Consultation on its Draft Further Guidance on 5G Network Slicing. For years, major…
Comments on BEREC Consultation on Draft Further Guidance on 5G Network Slicing
Comments submitted to BEREC’s Consultation on its Draft Further Guidance on 5G Network Slicing.…
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More teens are using generative AI to make explicit content. What parents should know about it
Even though regulations apply to what’s allowed in app stores, these apps can sometimes slip through by not advertising the full range of their capabilities, sa…
On the Right to Obscurity
Tragically, U.S. privacy law has neglected to address a significant dimension of privacy. While lawmakers and judges have routinely recognized intrusions into o…
House Robots Are Coming—and They Will Be Dangerously Cute
If there’s a robot in your house, chances are it’s a Roomba. But that could be about to change. A new generation of home robots is coming—adorable, loaded with contemporary artificial intelligence and designed to charm their way into your family.
Hey Platforms: Add TAKE IT DOWN To Your Transparency Reports
Today marks the deadline for online platforms to implement a process for notice-and-takedown of nonconsensual intimate imagery (NCII) under the TAKE IT DOWN Act…
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Deepfake Nudes in Schools: When AI-Enabled Abuse Hits the Classroom
AI-powered “nudify” apps are increasingly being used by students to create deepfake sexual images of classmates, but most schools still do not have clear polici…
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Comment to the California State Bar on AI-related proposed ethics rule changes
I submitted a comment to the California State Bar's Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct (COPRAC) on its proposed amendments to the…