Senator Ron Wyden

Senator Murray, Senator Warren, and Senator Wyden, prominent U.S. Senators, express deep concerns about Elon Musk's influence over sensitive government data and financial systems. They discuss alarming implications for personal data privacy, highlighting risks surrounding social programs and federal payment systems. The Senators also critique the merging of wealth and governmental power, emphasizing the need for accountability and legislation to protect citizens from potential abuses. The dialogue reflects a broader struggle to maintain democratic processes in the face of billionaire influence.

Generative AI products have been tearing up the headlines recently. Among the many issues these products raise is whether or not their outputs are protected by Section 230, the foundational statute that shields websites from liability for third-party content.On this episode of Arbiters of Truth, Lawfare’s occasional series on the information ecosystem, Lawfare Senior Editor Quinta Jurecic and Matt Perault, Director of the Center on Technology and Policy at UNC-Chapel Hill, talked through this question with Senator Ron Wyden and Chris Cox, formerly a U.S. congressman and SEC chairman. Cox and Wyden drafted Section 230 together in 1996—and they’re skeptical that its protections apply to generative AI. Disclosure: Matt consults on tech policy issues, including with platforms that work on generative artificial intelligence products and have interests in the issues discussed.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.