Monthly Archives: July 2025

In an interview Sam Altman of ChatGPT explains that the company is required to retain a record of everything you say to ChatGPT. Unsurprisingly, everything you say is not legally protected and thus can be used against you in court. Much like Facebook was a goldmine for lawyers, now it will be ChaGPT. @PCMag

In 2025, laws regulating crypto ATMs passed in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Rhode Island. 65% of fraud at crypto kiosks is perpetrated against people over 60. Additional crypto kiosk legislation includes Spokane, Wash., which implemented a ban crypto ATMs. Vermont’s 2024 law imposes both new regulations and a one-year moratorium on new crypto ATMs. Governing | Fearing Scams, States Add Regulations to […]

A federal judge in Alabama removed 3 attorneys from a matter because “a fine would not rectify the egregious misconduct in this case.” The federal judge removed the attorneys from the case and referred the issue to the state bar for reliance on imaginary AI case law.  The weirdest part in here for lawyers will […]

A brief from the Open Technology Institute supports the use of zero-knowledge proofs to verify users’ ages. This verification process is said to have better protection for personal privacy.  How does this work? Remember when liquor stores were given permission to scan your id for age verification but they retain no information? Similar process here in that […]

This is a fun term (hello, sarcasm. Nice to see you today). Intellectual leveling means that technology (Chat bots & AI) can funnel users with similar personalities and chat histories toward similar conclusions, a process that threatens to homogenize human intellect. @nautilusmag

Daron Acemoglu, an @mit Institute professor and Nobel laureate, says AI hype isn’t the same as when the internet was hyped. He’s of the opinion that “hype is an enemy of business success.” The internet had “clear transformative potential for communication, commerce, and networking.” He adds, “While it works well for repetitive cognitive tasks, it’s […]

@financialtimes says that “McKinsey has stopped its China business from undertaking consultancy work related to generative artificial intelligence amid geopolitical tensions.⁠”⁠

@cnbc Tells us that Goldman Sachs and Bank of New York Mellon are offering institutional investors the ability to purchase tokenized money market funds.

A report by the Neurorights Foundation found that 29 of 30 neurotechnology products offer no meaningful protections for your neurological data. States are stepping in to protect neurological data beyond conventional medical settings. These states include Colorado, California, and Montana. KFF Health News KFF Health News | States Pass Privacy Laws To Protect Brain Data Collected by Devices

In 2024, crypto thefts totaled $1.87 billion. So far in 2025, a total of $2.17 billion of crypto has been stolen, and we’ re barely halfway through the year. Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis estimates that by the end of the year crypto thefts will top $5 billion. @cnbc