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Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Zuck Starts Throwing His Weights Around

In the latest Ctrl-Alt-Speech podcast, hosts Mike Masnick and Ben Whitelaw discuss Mark Zuckerberg's call for the U.S. to accelerate AI development rather than restrict it, alongside debates over AI regulation, open-weight models, and the EU's €890 million fine against Google. The episode also covers Elon Musk's xAI suing Minnesota over a law banning 'nudification' technology, and the hosts share fun links including a replica of Scooby Doo's Mystery Machine.

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Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Zuck Starts Throwing His Weights Around
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from the ctrl-alt-speech dept

Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw.

Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed.

To get extended episodes with additional coverage,

support us on Patreon.In this week’s episode, Mike and Ben cover: The U.S. Is About to Design an AI Regulator. Here’s How to Get It Right(Council on Foreign Relations)Mark Zuckerberg Says U.S. Should Accelerate AI Development, Not Restrict It(WSJ)Want AI you can trust? Start by building the right institutions(Atlantic Council)Anthropic Says It’s Against A Ban On Open Weight Models. It Just Wants To Ban Everything That Makes Them Good(Techdirt)The High Stakes Behind the EU’s €890M Google DMA Fine(Tech Policy Press)Europe bears its teeth, political panic about OpenAI hack and YouTube refines partner policy(Everything in Moderation)Trump vows new tariffs on the E.U. after Brussels fines Google $1 billion(Qz)

And in the extended episode for Patreon supporters, they cover: Elon Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over law banning ‘nudification’ technology(The Guardian)The Worst Person You Know Just Filed A Good First Amendment Lawsuit Against A Very Badly Drafted Nudify App Ban(Techdirt)

Our fun links this week are a replica of Scooby Doo’s Mystery-Machine and the Saltburn cricket scandal because we need more satire right now.

If you’re already a Patreon supporter, you can get the extended episode on Patreon. Filed Under: ai, artificial intelligence, content moderation, dma, elon musk, eu, trust and safety

Companies: anthropic, google, meta, openai, xai

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