What happens when AI policy meets implementation — and when what companies say about safety, governance, and responsibility meets what they actually do. Analysis from an award-winning journalist and product strategist who has worked across media, government, and technology.
Amazon Just Shipped an AI Recruiter Into an Active Lawsuit
Amazon Connect Talent ships agentic AI hiring into the Workday lawsuit era. The “recruiter approves” defense has not survived the dismissal stage.
Mistral Is Selling Control of the AI Stack
Mistral’s Forge platform, Accenture deal, and European data center buildout add up to a single bet: enterprises will pay for control over their AI stack.
The AI Company That Isn’t an AI Company
CoreWeave signed new deals with Meta, Anthropic, and Jane Street in one week. AI governance rules still treat “AI company” as one actor. It is not.
OpenAI’s Sora Launched With a Copyright Bet. It Backfired.
Sora's opt-out copyright policy shaped Disney's restrictive deal terms and narrowed OpenAI's position before the product's shutdown.
AI Product Claims Are Failing. The Law Already Covers It.
AI companies across security, hiring, and healthcare face lawsuits over product claims their AI couldn't back up. The risk starts in marketing.
The FTC Is Using a 1914 Law to Police AI. It’s Working.
The FTC and SEC are punishing misleading AI product claims with laws written decades before AI existed. The harder cases are still coming.