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Katherine Forrest brings you Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI, an innovative podcast focused on cutting-edge AI in both tech and law. Katherine will walk you through the day’s biggest developments in AI just in time for your first cup of coffee.
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The EU AI Act: Risk Tiers and Shifting Gears
In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello phone a friend across the pond to discuss the latest developments under the EU AI Act. John Patten, head of the UK and European Intellectual…
Special Edition: The White House’s Executive Order on AI Model Testing, Explained
In this special edition, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello dive into the latest executive order on AI and cybersecurity, discussing its two main pillars: (i) a voluntary review and testing…
Lightning Round: AI From All Angles
In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello tackle a packed week in AI news through a lightning round spanning executive action, the Pope’s encyclical on AI, state-level labor policy,…
High Stakes Chips: The Players, the Politics, and the Payoff
In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello cover the rapidly evolving AI chip market—from startups focused on wafer-scale chips to tech giants building their own processors. They also…
AI Policy Update: May 2026
In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello examine a busy stretch of AI policy-making activity, from data center moratorium efforts in Maine and other states to an overhaul of Colorado's…
AI’s New Heights, Three Models at a Time
In this episode, Scott Caravello examines the rapid-fire release of three frontier AI models within days of each other: Claude Opus 4.7, GPT 5.5, and DeepSeek V4. From advancements in long context…
Good Vibes Only: Coding With AI
In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello cover new AI model releases and take a deep dive into vibe coding, explaining how natural-language-driven code generation is reshaping software…
Blueprints for Brains: The Architecture of Intelligence
In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello break down three generative AI architectures—transformers, JEPA, and diffusion models—exploring what sets each apart and how they overlap. They…
The Curious Case of Claude Mythos Preview
In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello revisit Claude Mythos Preview, unpacking Anthropic's limited rollout through Project Glasswing and its unprecedented cybersecurity…
Superintelligence Status Report
In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello examine OpenAI's latest paper suggesting proactive policy measures to help society navigate the economic and social changes that advanced AI may…
World Models: AI and the Architecture of Understanding
In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello examine world models and their growing relevance to enterprise AI, drawing on a recent IBM blog post that highlights use cases ranging from…
The Race to Regulate AI in America
In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello reflect on recent developments in AI regulation from the past month, walking through the White House's newly released policy framework and…
Degrees of Change: How Quantum Could Transform AI Infrastructure
In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello unpack how quantum computing could amplify AI's capabilities while transforming the data centers that power it, and why the road from research…
Agents Provocateurs: Secrets, Silence, and the Social Issues of AI
In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello dive into new research exploring what happens when helpful AI agents end up helping the wrong people. Our hosts break down two recent papers and…
AI Tools, Privilege, and Work Product: Recent Court Decisions
In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello examine two recent federal court decisions on whether AI-generated materials are protected by the attorney-client privilege and the work product…
Moltbook, Part 2: Agentic AI and Cybersecurity
In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello continue their conversation on Moltbook—this time with a special guest. John Carlin, Chair of the firm's Cybersecurity & Data Protection and…
Hyperscalers: Where the Cloud Touches Ground
In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello go inside the material world of digital minds. Our hosts explain how companies operate the massive data centers serving as the physical…
Embodied Intelligence: A Potential Physical Path to AGI
In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello examine one of China's approaches to achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), drawing on reports from Georgetown's Center for Security…
Claws and Effect: Inside the Agent-Only Internet
In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello trace how a "vibe-coded" project became Moltbook, a social network for AI agents. Our hosts unpack its lobster-themed lore and early community…
Memory: Market Rates and Model Weights
In this episode Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello take us down “memory lane” to explain the importance of high bandwidth memory (HBM) and RAM to AI development. Our hosts also give us a rundown…
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Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI has published 100 episodes since July 2024, covering topics in Business, Technology.
Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 17m.
