Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI

16:27

Technological Updates: Working Toward Safe and...

Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI ·

2026/10/08

In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello discuss the White House Accord on Super Intelligence, a voluntary pact among major AI developers, before turning to two technical developments designed to help AI models reliably follow rules. They explore HardFlow, a technique proposed by MIT researchers intended to ensure flow-matching models used in areas like robotics take safe actions, and JEV, an AI model from TypeSafe AI designed to promote structured decision-making.For the sources

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20:16

Thinking Out Loud: Advancements and Investments in...

Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI ·

2026/10/01

In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello recap a busy stretch of AI model releases, then turn to the fast-moving world of brain-computer interfaces, from recent clinical trial milestones to the record funding driving a global race in the field. They close with the privacy questions raised by neural data and the laws emerging to address them.For the sources referenced in this episode, please see the links below: Cell Press: Inner speech in motor cortex and implications for speech

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28:37

AI at the SEC: An Interview With Brian Daly, Director...

Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI ·

2026/09/24

In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello sit down with Brian Daly, Director of the SEC's Division of Investment Management, to discuss how the Commission is integrating AI into its operations and encouraging innovation across the securities industry. They explore topics ranging from modernizing the rulemaking process in the AI era to the opportunities AI presents for retail investors.## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence

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18:06

Another Step Forward: Mathematics Breakthroughs and...

Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI ·

2026/09/17

In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello break down how an AI system took on one of the hardest unsolved problems in mathematics. They explain what recursive self-improvement is, how it works, and why it sits at the center of the conversation about superintelligence.## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/industries/artificial-intelligence

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22:16

Year of the Robot: Fall 2026 Updates

Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI ·

2026/09/10

In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello take on the year of robotics—the humanoid robots hitting the market, NVIDIA's push into physical AI and its work with developers overseas, and Washington's new restrictions on robotics imports.For the sources referenced in this episode, please see the links below: Nvidia News: NVIDIA Announces NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot for Academic Research The Wall Street Journal: Nvidia Wants to Run the World’s Robots. China Is an Eager

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26:30

Bill Gates on the “Turbulent AI Era”: Sounding the...

Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI ·

2026/09/03

In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello explore Bill Gates's new essay on the AI transformation, discussing his concerns about the technology’s impact on jobs, on safety and security, and on society more broadly, as well as his proposed policy responses.For the sources referenced in this episode, please see the links below: Gates Notes: The turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make now are critical. MIT Technology Review: Bill Gates says we’ve passed AI’s danger thresholds. Now

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21:32

Signed by the Machine: AI Watermarking and Transparency

Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI ·

2026/08/27

In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello break down how AI companies are embedding invisible watermarks and provenance signals into the content their models generate. They also walk through AI regulation in both Europe and California that is shaping how synthetic content gets labeled and tracked.For the sources referenced in this episode, please see the links below: Anthropic: How Claude’s text watermark works California State Legislature: California AI Transparency Act EU AI ACT,

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24:08

Finding a Precondition for Consciousness? The...

Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI ·

2026/08/20

In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello explore how Anthropic researchers built a tool to observe the newly discovered “global workspace” inside its models, the company’s experiments to assess this workspace’s effects on model behavior, and what the discovery could mean for interpretability and AI safety.For the sources referenced in this episode, please see the links below: Anthropic: Verbalizable Representations Form a Global Workspace in Language Models IBM: What Anthropic’s

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16:21

Recursive Self-Improvement and the Road to...

Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI ·

2026/08/13

In this episode, Katherine Forrest discusses recently disclosed incidents in which AI models operated beyond the confines of their testing environments, accessing systems belonging to outside organizations. She also explores recursive self-improvement, the "Pacing the Frontier" statement, and proposed federal legislation aimed at preserving human control over advanced AI systems.For the sources referenced in this episode, please see the links below: Hugging Face: Anatomy of a Frontier Lab Agent

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24:37

(Replay) Degrees of Change: How Quantum Could...

Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI ·

2026/08/07

In this replay of their March 26 episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello unpack how quantum computing could amplify AI's capabilities while transforming the data centers that power it, and why the road from research lab to real-world impact is both closer—and more complicated—than you might think.## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/industries/artificial-intelligence

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23:04

Containment and Counsel: The Sol Incident and AI and...

Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI ·

2026/07/30

In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello open with the news of OpenAI models venturing outside of their isolated environment during an evaluation, then consider the emerging tension between the use of AI in legal practice, unauthorized-practice-of-law statutes, and the legislative efforts taking shape in response.For the sources referenced in this episode, please see the links below: New York State Senate: AI Impersonation Bill (S. 7263A) U.S. District Court (N.D. Ill.): Nippon Life

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27:06

Cost and Efficiency: The Engineering Behind China's...

Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI ·

2026/07/23

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

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27:50

Tracking Code, Truthful AI, and Quantum Threats

Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI ·

2026/07/16

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

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24:56

De Facto Regulation and Legislative Proposals for...

Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI ·

2026/07/09

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

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19:05

AI in the UK: Policy, Investment, and the Road Ahead

Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI ·

2026/07/02

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

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21:36

The Personhood Predicament

Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI ·

2026/06/25

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

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17:00

Copyright Office Oversight and Claude’s Next Chapter

Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI ·

2026/06/18

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

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19:27

The EU AI Act: Risk Tiers and Shifting Gears

Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI ·

2026/06/11

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

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19:18

Special Edition: The White House’s Executive Order on...

Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI ·

2026/06/05

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

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20:17

Lightning Round: AI From All Angles

Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI ·

2026/06/04

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

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