The Lawfare Podcast Lawfare Archive: Ask Us Anything About 2024
Dec 27, 2025
Quinta Jurecic, a Senior Editor at Lawfare with expertise in constitutional law, joins Natalie Orpett, an Executive Editor focused on national security law, Amelia Wilson, a Clinical Professor specializing in immigration, and Scott R. Anderson, a scholar of geopolitics. They tackle pressing inquiries from the public, discussing the risks of AI in military contexts and the implications of Section 230 reform. They also explore the potential for shifting U.S. military deployments and the future of Guantanamo detainees, providing clarity on complex legal issues and current events.
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AI Risks Are Serious But Prioritized
- Advanced AI poses serious harms but not necessarily imminent extinction-level risk according to Kevin Frazier.
- Lawfare will focus on militarization, US-China AI race, and AI-driven disinformation in 2025.
Expect Hard Road For Section 230 Reform
- Section 230 reform faces legal and political hurdles despite renewed interest.
- Watch court decisions and FCC moves, but expect substantive reform to be difficult to achieve quickly.
Politics Will Drive Crypto Regulation
- A pro-crypto executive branch could relax enforcement and shift agency posture.
- Political alignment in appointments will likely shape crypto regulation more than immediate new statutes.