President Biden’s new executive order on artificial intelligence has a little bit of everything for everyone concerned about A.I. Casey takes us inside the White House as the order was signed.

Then, Rebecca Tushnet, a copyright law expert, walks us through the latest developments in a lawsuit against the creators of A.I.-image generation tools. She explains why artists may have trouble making the case that these tools infringe on their copyrights.

And finally, it’s time again for HatGPT. We get a taste of the tech headlines you may have missed from the week.

Today’s guest:

• Rebecca Tushnet, professor of law at Harvard Law School.

Additional reading:

• Casey’s debrief on his trip to the White House.
• Kevin’s breakdown of the executive order.
• A judge found many of the claims in a lawsuit against Stability AI, Midjourney and DeviantArt to be “defective.”