Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI

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AI Policy Update: May 2026 May 21, 2026

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In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello examine a busy stretch of AI policy-making activity, from data center moratorium efforts in Maine and other states to an overhaul of Colorado's landmark AI law and new federal agreements for voluntary frontier model testing. They break down what these developments mean for the ongoing national conversation around AI infrastructure and regulation.

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AI’s New Heights, Three Models at a Time May 14, 2026

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In this episode, Scott Caravello examines the rapid-fire release of three frontier AI models within days of each other: Claude Opus 4.7, GPT 5.5, and DeepSeek V4. From advancements in long context performance and safety alignment to dramatic differences in pricing, he unpacks what these releases mean for the evolving AI landscape.

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Good Vibes Only: Coding With AI May 07, 2026

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In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello cover new AI model releases and take a deep dive into vibe coding, explaining how natural-language-driven code generation is reshaping software development and why security oversight remains essential.

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The Curious Case of Claude Mythos Preview Apr 23, 2026

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In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello revisit Claude Mythos Preview, unpacking Anthropic's limited rollout through Project Glasswing and its unprecedented cybersecurity capabilities.

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Superintelligence Status Report Apr 16, 2026

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In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello examine OpenAI's latest paper suggesting proactive policy measures to help society navigate the economic and social changes that advanced AI may bring. They unpack the paper's key recommendations and consider broader industry perspectives on managing the transition ahead.

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

OpenAI: Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age: Ideas to Keep People First

Dario Amodei: The Adolescence of Technology

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World Models: AI and the Architecture of Understanding Apr 09, 2026

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In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello examine world models and their growing relevance to enterprise AI, drawing on a recent IBM blog post that highlights use cases ranging from infrastructure management to atmospheric prediction. They also review the details that have emerged from a recent leak about Anthropic's upcoming Mythos model, including its reported advances in cyber, coding, and reasoning benchmarks.

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

IBM: https://www.ibm.com/think/news/world-models-next-frontier-enterprise-ai

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The Race to Regulate AI in America Apr 02, 2026

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In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello reflect on recent developments in AI regulation from the past month, walking through the White House's newly released policy framework and Senator Marsha Blackburn's proposed AI bill. They consider the nuances of each, including comparing where the two approaches align—and also diverge—on issues like preemption, copyright, and child protection.

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

The White House: A National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence

U.S. Senate – Office of Senator Marsha Blackburn: The Republic Unifying Meritocratic Performance Advancing Machine intelligence by Eliminating Regulatory Interstate Chaos Across American Industry Act

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Degrees of Change: How Quantum Could Transform AI Infrastructure Mar 26, 2026

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In this 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.

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Agents Provocateurs: Secrets, Silence, and the Social Issues of AI Mar 19, 2026

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In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello dive into new research exploring what happens when helpful AI agents end up helping the wrong people. Our hosts break down two recent papers and discuss what each may mean for the future: "Agents of Chaos," which examines security vulnerabilities and unexpected behaviors in AI agents under social pressure, and "H-Neurons," which presents groundbreaking findings on specific neurons correlated with hallucinations in large language models.

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AI Tools, Privilege, and Work Product: Recent Court Decisions Mar 12, 2026

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In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello examine two recent federal court decisions on whether AI-generated materials are protected by the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine. They break down those decisions, United States v. Heppner and Warner v. Gilbarco, explaining how and why the outcomes diverged, the different factual footings, and what these decisions may (or may not) mean for future disputes.

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