A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled a warrantless Flock license plate search was "indiscriminate mass surveillance" and unconstitutional. OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol, which it says nearly matches its most powerful model at a fifth of the price. Anthropic is committing $100 million to train 10,000 engineers who roll out AI inside businesses. And a Tokyo court ruled for the first time that a person's voice can be protected from AI clones.
A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled a warrantless Flock license plate search unconstitutional, calling it indiscriminate mass surveillance. Ashley's take: collect only the customer data you need. OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Sol nearly matches its top model at a fifth of the price. Her take: rerun the numbers on shelved AI projects, but avoid vendor lock-in. Anthropic is investing $100 million to train 10,000 AI deployment engineers. Her take: build your own team's skills now. And a Tokyo court ruled a person's voice can be protected from AI clones. Her take: use licensed voices and protect your own. Listen to the latest AI news you should know about to stay up to date on the latest ai headlines.
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(00:05) Intro: this week's headlines on the Flock ruling, GPT-6.1 Sol, Anthropic's $100M engineer academy, and the Tokyo AI voice case
(00:30) Headlines continued, plus a quick word from our sponsors
(00:46) Let's dive in: federal judge rules a Flock search unconstitutional
(01:11) What an ALPR is, and the Oklahoma ruling
(01:38) How one search revealed a month of someone's travel
(01:56) The ruling and the caveats
(02:18) The Texas Border Patrol case and 100,000 warrantless searches a month
(02:30) Ashley's take: scale changes the rules for your customer data
(03:05) Read your camera-sharing agreements; next up, GPT-6.1 Sol
(03:24) OpenAI's pitch: near-Astra performance for a fifth of the price
(03:50) The price breakdown and where to get it
(04:14) OpenAI's reliability and safety numbers
(04:39) The rest of DevDay: canceled Astra launch and Pro plan changes
(05:00) Ashley's take: rerun the numbers on shelved AI projects (05:24) Avoid lock-in, give AI the least access possible, and a quick break
(06:05) Welcome back: Anthropic launches Claude Frontier Academy
(06:34) Why it exists, and how the residency model works
(06:57) Who it's for and who's in the first cohorts
(07:23) Anthropic's partner network, and Ashley's take
(07:44) Don't wait: invest in your own team's skills
(08:24) Who Kenjiro Tsuda is and what happened
(08:46) TikTok's defense and the court's ruling
(09:06) What publicity rights are, and the twist
(09:33) Why it matters, and Ashley's take: your voice is part of your brand
(09:58) Use licensed voices, and protect your own
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