Cat Zakrzewski
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@washingtonpost national tech policy reporter. Previously: @WSJVC + @MedillSchool Threads: @cqzakrz Signal: (215) 300-8285
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http://wapo.st/tech202 01-09-2012 14:13:12
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“That’s where a lot of the tech legislation goes to die is that committee,” said one House aide. “It’s a graveyard over there.”
Important story from Cristiano Lima-Strong
To start the final day of #Verify2024 , Jeff Greene of Aspen Digital, Nicole Tisdale of Advocacy Blueprints, and Iranga Kahangama of Homeland Security join Cat Zakrzewski to discuss which cybersecurity issues the federal government should prioritize in 2025.
Fascinating Nitasha Tiku and Pranshu Verma article on the new era of identity fraud. Scammers are stealing ordinary people’s faces to hawk offensive products washingtonpost.com/technology/202…
new: AI scammers stole these women's faces. Now their clones sell erectile dysfunction pills and praise Vladimir Putin.
Celebrities aren't the only ones getting AI-cloned without their consent, now ordinary women are too, Nitasha Tiku and I found.
washingtonpost.com/technology/202…
🔴 TOMORROW | 🕑 2:00 pm ET
Join Atlantic Council Europe Center and DFRLab - @dfrlab.bsky.social for a conversation with Věra Jourová on transatlantic and global information integrity and media freedom, moderated by Cat Zakrzewski, with opening remarks by Amy Klobuchar.
Register now. ⬇️
atlanticcouncil.org/event/a-conver…
.Anna Adeola Makanju on mood at OpenAI: “We’re very relieved obviously that this is all behind us and that we can just get back to doing what we love to do.... Everyone is just happy that they can focus on that and not continuously just deal with the churn that that situation created.”
.OpenAI #annamakanju Washington Post Live Cat Zakrzewski asks about their #Chip efforts “The trillions we need more capital in order to be sure the entire echo system [has access]… Demand is even greater than could be fulfilled…Many communities will be left out.” The Washington Post
Open AI's Anna Adeola Makanju to Cat Zakrzewski on if the 'company is under siege':
'In some ways, it should be reassuring that the government has many mechanisms already in place to address a company like ours.'
Watch here: washingtonpost.com/washington-pos…
OpenAI's global affairs VP Anna Adeola Makanju notes to Cat Zakrzewski she'll see members of the House's #AI working group while in DC.
'It's critical to us that the regulation of this technology is driven by data and driven by science.'
Watch Washington Post Live now: washingtonpost.com/washington-pos…
Spoke to Cat Zakrzewski from The Washington Post during a Washington Post Live interview about the global race to develop AI regulations, and the balance that the #AIAct found between protecting the rights of citizens, while not stifling innovation. youtube.com/watch?v=a395lW…
Italy in US At the Italy in US's 'Digital Diplomacy Series' special event on AI, the first question of the evening from panel moderator Cat Zakrzewski of The Washington Post — concerning the EU AI act —
went to Chan Park of OpenAI. #AIdiplomacy #DCtech
The White House asks $312M for construction at NIST, marking a $182M increase over the 2023 level. This investment is critical after years of neglect for NIST facilities by Congress and administrations. Read Cat Zakrzewski's great story about this. 3/10 washingtonpost.com/technology/202…