Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI

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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In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello discuss Anthropic’s release of Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5, including the safeguards designed to manage cybersecurity, biological risk, and model distillation concerns. They also preview a pending congressional bill that could affect oversight of the Copyright Office and explore why that development may matter for AI and fair use.

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

Anthropic: System Card: Claude Fable 5 & Claude Mythos 5

U.S. Congress: Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act, H.R.6028

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In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello phone a friend across the pond to discuss the latest developments under the EU AI Act. John Patten, head of the UK and European Intellectual Property & Technology practice for Paul, Weiss, joins the conversation to unpack the digital omnibus package, revised high-risk AI timelines, transparency obligations, and draft guidance on AI system classification.

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

OJEU: The AI Act Explorer

 

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In this special edition, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello dive into the latest executive order on AI and cybersecurity, discussing its two main pillars: (i) a voluntary review and testing framework for AI models with the most advanced cybersecurity capabilities and (ii) a defensive strategy to promote the federal government’s cybersecurity defenses, including by promoting enhancement of AI-enabled defensive tools and facilitating critical infrastructure operators’ access to those same tools. Analyzing the order, along with its various directives to federal agencies, they explore the potential implications for AI developers and the broader cybersecurity landscape.

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The White House: Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security

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In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello tackle a packed week in AI news through a lightning round spanning executive action, the Pope’s encyclical on AI, state-level labor policy, courtroom discovery battles, and the frontier of multimodal video generation.

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