The NewYorkTimes.com reported that “A.I.-generated artists topping iTunes and Billboard charts. Podcast hosts speaking fluently for hours in languages they do not know. Dead celebrities brought back to life and filling up social-media feeds. For years, artificial intelligence was a disruption on the horizon. In 2025 it arrived in tangible ways, big and small. Here
The AI landscape is changing so rapidly that even top experts struggle to keep up.Leading AI expert Ethan Mollick is up for the challenge. The author of the best-selling book Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI regularly updates his assessments of various AI apps. As I write, the most recent version (late 2025) is An
My look back at 2025 concludes with a review of my most popular Substacks of the year. Much like my top ten blog posts, lawful access, privacy and digital policy were the most popular issues, though Substack also included a focus on Quebec’s Internet streaming legislation and multiple posts on the digital services tax.
Linked In Post Daniel Katz – Professor of Law @ Illinois Tech – Chicago Kent College of LawProfessor of Law @ Illinois Tech – Chicago Kent College of Law NEW PAPER “Governing AI Agents: Risk, Compliance, and Accountability in Law and Finance” — Another Draft Book Chapter for forthcoming textbook on Artificial Intelligence for Law
On December 19, New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) signed the Responsible AI Safety & Education (“RAISE”) Act into law, making New York the second state in the nation to codify public safety disclosure and reporting requirements for developers of frontier AI models. Prior to signing, Governor Hochul secured several commitments from the legislature to
Hey there Legal Rebels! 👋 I’m excited to share with you the 51st episode of the 2025 season of the LawDroid Manifesto podcast, where I will be continuing to interview key legal innovators to learn how they do what they do. I think you’re going to enjoy this one!I have had the pleasure of working
The Geek in Review closes 2025 with Greg Lambert and Marlene Gebauer welcoming back Sarah Glassmeyer and Niki Black for round two of the annual scorecard, equal parts receipts, reality check, and forward look into 2026. The conversation opens with a heartfelt remembrance of Kim Stein, a beloved KM community builder whose generosity showed up
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced “…its collaboration with the nonprofit MITRE Corporation as part of its efforts to ensure U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence (AI). Through this award, NIST is investing $20 million to establish two centers to advance the delivery of AI-based technology solutions to strengthen
The NewYorkTimes.com reported that “Artificial intelligence companies looking to raise funds are being made to pay lofty interest rates, as debt investors become cautious.” The December 26, 2025 report entitled “As A.I. Companies Borrow Billions, Debt Investors Grow Wary” (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/business/ai-debt-investors.html) included this comments from reporter Joe Rennison:
Investors in the A.I.-fueled stock
DarkReading.com reported that “…ServiceNow’s plans for autonomous cybersecurity, and building a security stack to proactively manage AI.” The December 23, 2025 article entitled ” ServiceNow Buys Armis for $7.75B, Boosts ‘AI Control Tower’” (https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/servicenow-buys-armis-gets-ai-control-tower) included these comments about ServiceNow:
ServiceNow continues its aggressive shopping spree to build out its cybersecurity capabilities with an