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Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI
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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Recursive Self-Improvement and the Road to Superintelligence
In this episode, Katherine Forrest discusses recently disclosed incidents in which AI models operated beyond the confines of their testing environments, accessing systems belonging to outside organizations. She also explores recursive self-improvement, the "Pacing the Frontier" statement, and proposed federal legislation aimed at preserving human control over advanced AI systems.
For the sources referenced in this episode, please see the links below:
Hugging Face: Anatomy of a Frontier Lab Agent Intrusion: A Technical Timeline of the July 2026 Incident
Pacing the Frontier: A statement from 1,350 employees of frontier AI companies
U.S. House of Representatives – Office of Rep. Ted Lieu: AI Kill Switch Act
(Replay) Degrees of Change: How Quantum Could Transform AI Infrastructure
In this replay of their March 26 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 lab to real-world impact is both closer—and more complicated—than you might think.
Containment and Counsel: The Sol Incident and AI and the Practice of Law
In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello open with the news of OpenAI models venturing outside of their isolated environment during an evaluation, then consider the emerging tension between the use of AI in legal practice, unauthorized-practice-of-law statutes, and the legislative efforts taking shape in response.
For the sources referenced in this episode, please see the links below:
New York State Senate: AI Impersonation Bill (S. 7263A)
U.S. District Court (N.D. Ill.): Nippon Life Insurance Company of America v. OpenAI Foundation et al
