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Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI

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Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel bring you Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI, an innovative podcast focused on cutting-edge AI in both tech and law. Katherine and Anna will walk you through the day’s biggest developments in AI just in time for your first cup of coffee.
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Episodes

The AI User Interface: Where is it Headed?

In this week’s episode of “Waking Up With AI,” Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel explore the ways in which the AI user interface (UI) may be changing, from text-based interfaces to robots, brain-machine interfaces and more. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

Nov 27, 202420 minEp. 39

The Challenges of AI-Generated Evidence

This week, Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel discuss how courts are grappling with the evidentiary issues raised by AI-generated or manipulated content, such as deepfakes, and how the federal judiciary is considering new rules to address them. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

Nov 21, 202419 minEp. 38

Developments in AI Agents

Join Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel as they delve into the latest advancements in AI policy, regulation, and agentic technology. On this week’s episode they discuss how AI agents are transforming industries and the critical compliance and governance issues that come with these innovations. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence...

Nov 14, 202416 minEp. 37

The Evolution of AI Reasoning

In this episode of “Waking Up With AI,” Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel explore the transformation of LLM capabilities over the past few years. Are these models merely engaging in word prediction, or can they actually “reason”? ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

Nov 07, 202412 minEp. 36

New AI Developments: Transforming Text into a Podcast

This week, Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel explore a new tool that can generate podcasts from text input. Can they spot the signs of artificiality, and how does this tool challenge our assumptions about media and communication? ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

Oct 31, 202414 minEp. 35

NIST Mystery Science Theater

Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel introduce you to NIST—the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an office of the Department of Commerce—and its role in shaping the present and future of artificial intelligence in the United States. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

Oct 24, 202415 minEp. 34

Revisiting California’s AI Regulatory Efforts

In this episode of Waking Up With AI, Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel update you on the latest status of two AI bills from the California legislature—SB 1047, which was sent back without signature, and AB 2839, which is the subject of a preliminary injunction in Federal court. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence...

Oct 17, 202414 minEp. 33

Scaling AI: Where We Are Today

As frontier models continuously get larger and more capable, Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel discuss the challenges and breakthroughs in AI architecture, energy consumption and data requirements that are shaping the future of technology. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

Oct 10, 202410 minEp. 32

AI: Transformative or Hype?

Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel explore whether AI is truly transformative or just part of a technology hype cycle. They point to transformative use cases that have already been seen and identify recent advancements in the field. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

Oct 03, 20249 minEp. 31

Jailbreaking: Safety Issues for AI

Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel provide a primer on jailbreaking in the generative AI context, a subject that's top of mind for security researchers and malicious actors alike. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

Sep 26, 202413 minEp. 30

California’s Drive Towards AI Regulation

Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel walk you through key provisions of the AI-related bills that recently made their way out of the California legislature and onto Governor Newsom’s desk. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

Sep 19, 202412 minEp. 29

AI and the Board of Directors

In this episode of “Waking Up With AI,” Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel look at some of the governance, regulatory and technological questions that boards of directors may want to consider amid a rapidly evolving AI landscape. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

Sep 12, 202411 minEp. 28

Navigating AI Mitigation

Join Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel as they delve into the latest developments, from algorithmic bias to risk mitigation, and explore how these issues impact both the technical and legal landscapes of artificial intelligence. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

Sep 05, 202413 minEp. 27

U.S. Developments and the Colorado AI Law

This week on “Waking Up With AI,” Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel look at recent U.S. regulatory developments in AI, namely a significant piece of legislation coming out of Colorado. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

Aug 29, 202410 minEp. 26

Mamba and AI Architectures

In this week’s episode of “Waking Up With AI,” Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel delve into different types of AI architectures, from Transformer models to “Mamba” — a type of architecture that’s making significant headway in 2024. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

Aug 22, 202410 minEp. 25

AI Interpretability

In this week’s episode, Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel unravel interpretability, an evolving field of AI safety research, while exploring its potential significance for regulators as well as its relation to concepts like explainability and transparency. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence...

Aug 15, 202412 minEp. 24

Open Source AI

In this episode of “Waking Up With AI,” Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel discuss the brief history of open source software, while also exploring the complexities and implications of open source AI models. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

Aug 08, 20249 minEp. 23

The EU AI Act Becomes Law

In this episode of "Waking Up With AI," Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel discuss the complexities and implications of the EU AI Act coming into effect, outlining its broad territorial scope, risk categories, governance expectations, and phased compliance timeline. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence...

Aug 01, 20249 minEp. 22

Robots and Embodied AI

Katherine and Anna unravel the relationship between robotics and generative AI while highlighting some recent demonstrations that integrate these two dynamic fields. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

Jul 25, 202410 minEp. 21

Demystifying the Mixture-of-Experts Approach

Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel break down the concept of “Mixture of Experts,” an innovative AI technique that enhances efficiency and performance and powers some of today’s most advanced large language models. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

Jul 18, 20248 minEp. 20

Human-Centered AI

Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel explore the concept of human-centered AI, discussing how AI systems can be designed with the fundamental goal of prioritizing human needs and enhancing our daily lives. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

Jul 11, 20248 minEp. 19

Accuracy vs. Fairness in AI

In this week’s episode, Katherine Forrest introduces the infamous accuracy versus fairness problem in AI, while pointing to some recent research developments that could show promise in identifying bias in models. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

Jul 03, 20249 minEp. 18

Responsible AI: The Need to Avoid Misuse

In this week’s episode, Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel delve into the pressing issues surrounding responsible AI and the potential for its misuse, including the darker side of AI. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

Jun 27, 202412 minEp. 17

Transparency and AI

In this week’s episode of “Waking Up With AI,” Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel describe what it means for an AI system to be transparent, and how the shift from narrow AI to generative AI has made transparency harder. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

Jun 20, 20249 minEp. 16

Reasoning in AI

In this week’s episode of “Waking Up With AI,” Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel address the captivating topic of AI’s reasoning capabilities and its ethical implications. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

Jun 13, 20248 minEp. 15

AI Safety

In the wake of the AI Summit in Seoul, Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel discuss AI safety—how to ensure that AI systems don’t pose unacceptable risks, including catastrophic risks—in this week’s episode of “Waking Up With AI.” ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

Jun 06, 20247 minEp. 14

Biometric Data and AI

In this week’s episode of “Waking Up With AI,” Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel explore the intersection of AI with the complex world of biometric data, breaking down the tangled web of regulations impacting its usage around the world. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

May 30, 20248 minEp. 13

The Rise of Deepfakes

In this week’s episode of “Waking Up With AI," Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel discuss the rise of deepfakes, the risks they pose, and the regulatory and legal responses they are triggering. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

May 23, 20249 minEp. 12

Frontier AI Models and Potential Risks

In this week’s episode of “Waking Up With AI,” Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel introduce the concept of frontier AI models, their potential risks and the growing regulatory concerns surrounding these powerful AI systems. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-intelligence

May 16, 20249 minEp. 11

New Challenges in the AI Agent Era

What are the ethical implications of AI agents that can act autonomously, learn from their interactions and influence human behavior? In this week's episode of "Waking Up With AI," Katherine Forrest and Anna Gressel dive deeper into this complex topic and explain how it applies to real-world scenarios and challenges that businesses may face with this emerging technology. ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence Practice: https://www.paulweiss.com/practices/litigation/artificial-...

May 09, 202411 minEp. 10
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