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Here's everything important that happened in the cybers this week.
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Starting next week we may have a new header banner instead of the seasonal (quarterly) cat.
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Wait, what? Original research on a Friday? I was chatting with a friend recently, and they started asking about the "risks of MCP." And I wasn't sure if they were talking about the protocol (the code, the specifications) or the MCP servers that companies have been deploying as a shim for systems that don't have great APIs. And unless you've …
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Key quote: An expert witness's methodology is fair ground for discovery, see, e.g., Macchia v. ADP, Inc., 711 F. Supp. 3d 162, 167-68 (E.D.N.Y. 2024), and under the facts of this case, the process by which Dr. Oreskes culled down the defendants' document production into a subset to be worked with is an aspect of that methodology. Why it matters: …
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Key quote: "An operator shall not knowingly and intentionally cause or program an AI companion chatbot to make any representation that it is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to provide professional mental health, behavioral health, medical, or counseling services, unless the operator is lawfully authorized to provide such services." Why it matters: Georgia isn't just adding another prominent disclosure label …
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Key quote: The guidelines are intended to support providers, deployers and other relevant actors in determining whether an AI system falls within the high-risk category. They offer clarifications on the relevant provisions of the AI Act and include practical examples to illustrate how the classification should be assessed in different areas and use cases. Why it matters: The EU isn't …
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Remember that one time I was on the national news? Most surprising thing I learned was that they're using Zoom like nearly everyone else.
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Key court cases I'm watching:
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- Conservation Law Foundation, Inc. v. Shell Oil Company, 3:21-cv-00933
- Amazon.com Services LLC v. Perplexity AI, Inc., 3:25-cv-09514 (c'mon, 9th Circuit, do something!)
- E.P. v. Medvi, LLC, 2:26-cv-03796
- Mobley v. Workday, Inc., 3:23-cv-00770
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Thanks, and have a great weekend! This newsletter is published every Friday I'm in the office.
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