It was an honor to attend the crypto summit at the White House on Friday. The last administration chose to wage a lawfare campaign against good actors while mostly ignoring bad ones. The new administration is pursuing a much smarter approach: providing a clear pathway for
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xAI restricts model evaluation without consent
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xAI doesn’t allow their models to be evaluated without their consent. we are working on it
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DOJ Proposes AI Bias Restrictions Against Google Search
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The DOJ's proposal reiterates the goal of the remedy includes making sure Google can't bias its AI models (i.e.) Gemini toward its owned search engine or ads:
No default for Google-owned AI
No blocking Android from rivals' AI search
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DOJ Removes Google Search Ad Pricing Requirements for Competitors
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DOJ also removed Google having to price syndicated search text ads for competitors at marginal cost for a year & removed a 25% volume cap on competitors sourcing Google.
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Google Chrome divestiture proposal amid antitrust scrutiny
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Proposal to divest of Chrome remains the same, but Android divestiture only on the table if other fixes don’t make search more competitive.
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DOJ Relaxes Google AI Divestment Requirements, Allows Continued Investment
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One change is that the DOJ no longer suggests Google divest its AI investments. It also wouldn’t be banned from future investments or acquisitions related to search, search ads and AI. Instead, Google just needs to give the government a heads up beforehand.
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Justice Department Files Final Remedies Against Google Search Monopoly
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News: @TheJusticeDept just officially filed its final remedies proposal in the Google search antitrust trial.
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Government Independence Under Pressure from Defense Arguments
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These are the kinds of (terrible) arguments you'd expect from defense lawyers with adversarial mindsets. The government is supposed to be independent of such external interests, at least pretend to be, WTF. "We thank the KC for their diligent work."
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Legal escalation to CJEU may take years for resolution
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I was wondering that… It'll need to escalate to the CJEU and may take years to be revoked or fixed.
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Quality Legal Arguments in AI Policy and Regulation
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Reading legal opinions like this one is so refreshing because it makes you realize there are indeed smart lawyers that are using their skills in good faith. This argument is so precise in cutting to the core of the matter, it's a wonder nobody else did it this well so far…