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AI Is Moving Faster Than the Rules Meant to Hold It Back
Episode 27
Published 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Description
AI is no longer experimental. It’s running across government systems, shaping national infrastructure, and—sometimes—crashing into other cars.
Jeff and Annie examine the growing tension between how AI is actually being used and how institutions are trying to manage it. With new laws taking shape, infrastructure being retooled, and pressure mounting from global competitors, the stakes are rising fast. In this episode:
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Jeff and Annie examine the growing tension between how AI is actually being used and how institutions are trying to manage it. With new laws taking shape, infrastructure being retooled, and pressure mounting from global competitors, the stakes are rising fast. In this episode:
- OpenAI’s move to become a public benefit corporation
- 2,133 federal AI use cases—and the rights risks hiding in plain sight
- Colorado’s new law puts pressure on Washington to act
- Nvidia’s Parakeet, Gemini’s upgrades, and the next wave of developer tools
- Zook’s crash and the double standard for AI mistakes
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- OpenAI shifts to PBC model
- Nvidia open-sources Parakeet V2
- Mistral releases Medium 3
- Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro tops benchmarks
- FutureHouse launches AI science agents
- Anthropic’s AI for Science grant program
- OpenAI for Countries initiative
- Figma announces AI-powered creative tools
- Federal AI use case inventory (U.S.)
- Zoox voluntary software recall after crash
- Google’s AI electricity infrastructure plan
- Colorado AI law SB205 summary