Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI

In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello explore the rise of Chinese open weight AI models, breaking down the innovative engineering techniques behind their efficiency and the significant cost advantages driving their rapid adoption among developers worldwide.

 

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In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello break down the discovery of hidden steganographic tracking code inside Anthropic's Claude Code, the FTC's proposed statement on AI output accuracy and disclosure, and IBM's warning that the quantum threat to internet encryption may already be in motion.

For the sources referenced in this episode, please see the links below:

Anthropic: Letter to Senators Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren Re: AI Distillation Threats

FTC: Proposed Policy Statement Concerning the Suppression of Accuracy in Artificial Intelligence Systems

IBM: Q-Day has already begun. Are you ready?

Thereallo: Claude Code Is Steganographically Marking Requests

Prior Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI Quantum Episodes:

Ep. 107 – Degrees of Change: How Quantum Could Transform AI Infrastructure

Ep. 54 – Defining Quantum Computing: Part 2

Ep. 53 – Defining Quantum Computing

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In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello track the path from model release to government review, covering the Fable 5 and Mythos 5 saga, GPT 5.6's gated rollout, and a discussion draft of a bill that would give AI agents formal duties to their users while guaranteeing users can leverage agents to access major platforms.

For the sources referenced in this episode, please see the links below:

Morgan Stanley: Here Come the Shopping Bots

Office of Senator Mark R. Warner: Artificial Intelligence Access, Gatekeeper Exchange, and Nondiscriminatory Transfer Act (AI AGENT Act)

OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Preview System Card

U.S. Supreme Court: Trump v. Slaughter

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In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello are joined by John Patten to examine the current state of AI law and policy in the UK. They walk through the country's regulatory framework, its growing AI market, and the latest developments in copyright, patents, and online safety.

 

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In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello examine the emerging legal and policy debate around AI personhood, covering how different jurisdictions are approaching the question and what it means for accountability, liability, and the evolving role of AI in society.

For the sources referenced in this episode, please see the links below:

Financial Times: Javier Milei: Argentina invites AI to free itself

Financial Times: We must not grant AI agents legal personhood

Fordham Law Review: Of Another Mind: AI And The Attachment Of Human Ethical Obligations

Mustafa Suleyman: Seemingly Conscious AI is Coming

Yale Law Journal Forum: The Ethics and Challenges of Legal Personhood for AI

Idaho State Legislature: The AI Personhood Prohibition Act (H.B. 720)

Ohio State Legislature: Declare A.I. systems nonsentient; prohibit legal personhood (H.B. 469)

Tennessee Secretary of State: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1, relative to certain conditions of personhood. (Public Chapter No. 781)

Utah State Legislature: Utah Legal Personhood Amendments (H.B. 249)

 

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Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence practice:
https://www.paulweiss.com/industries/artificial-intelligence