Techdirt Podcast Episode 446: Mike & Karl Talk AI
Support us on Patreon » There’s a notion that pops up in the comments here on Techdirt that Mike and our writer Karl Bode are deeply opposed in their opinions…
The SAFE Act Is An Imperfect Vehicle For Real Section 702 Reform
The SAFE act, introduced by Senators Mike Lee and Dick Durbin, is the first of many likely proposals we will see to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…
DOJ Prosecutors Somehow Manage To Secure Terrorism Convictions Against Anti-ICE Protesters
The DOJ is filled with grossly incompetent prosecutors these days. It’s a bunch of subservients acting in obeisance to the zenith of gross incompetence: the current President of the United…
Daily Deal: The Academy of Game Art Bundle
The Academy of Game Art Bundle teaches you the basics of how to create video game art. You’ll learn how to use Inkscape to create logos, 2D backgrounds, pre-defined modules,…
OpenAI’s own mental health experts unanimously opposed “naughty” ChatGPT launch
OpenAI cannot escape the doom cloud swirling around its rollout of a text-based “adult mode” in ChatGPT. Late Sunday, The Wall Street Journal reported that insiders confirmed that OpenAI’s “handpicked…
Trump and his FCC chair demand more positive news coverage of Iran war
President Trump and the Federal Communications Commission chairman are demanding more positive media coverage of the Iran war. On Saturday, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr issued yet another threat to revoke…
DOGE Didn’t Cut Government Waste. It Was Government Waste.
Look, I get it. Government waste is real. Bureaucratic bloat is real. The desire to have a federal government that spends taxpayer money wisely and operates without unnecessary friction? That’s…
New “vibe coded” AI translation tool splits the video game preservation community
Since Andrej Karpathy coined the term “vibe coding” just over a year ago, we’ve seen a rapid increase in both the capabilities and popularity of using AI models to throw…
National Academies of Sciences says no to demands it remove climate info
Judges are frequently confronted with cases that hinge upon scientific information that their educational backgrounds may leave them ill-equipped to manage. Because of this challenge, the Federal Judicial Center, a…
Elon Musk’s xAI sued for turning three girls’ real photos into AI CSAM
A tip from an anonymous Discord user led cops to find what may be the first confirmed Grok-generated child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) that Elon Musk’s xAI can’t easily dismiss…