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What happens when our worst fears around AI come true? For Megan Garcia, that's already happened. In February, after spending months interacting with chatbots created by Character.AI, her 14-year-old son Sewell took his own life. Garcia blames Character.AI, and she is suing them and Google, who she believes significantly contributed to Character.AI's alleged wrongdoing.  Kara interviews Garcia and Meetali Jain, one of her lawyers and the founder of the Tech Justice Law Project, and they discuss the allegations made by Megan against Character.AI and Google.  When reached for comment, a spokesperson from Character.AI responded with the following statement: We do not comment on pending litigation. We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of one of our users and want to express our deepest condolences to the family. We take the safety of our users very seriously, and our dedicated Trust and Safety team has worked to implement new safety features over the past seven months, including a pop-up directing users to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline that is triggered by terms of self-harm or suicidal ideation. Our goal is to provide a creative space that is engaging, immersive, and safe. To achieve this, we are creating a fundamentally different experience for users under 18 that prioritizes safety, including reducing the likelihood of encountering sensitive or suggestive content, while preserving their ability to use the platform. As we continue to invest in the platform and the user experience, we are introducing new safety features in addition to the tools already in place that restrict the model and filter the content provided to the user. These include improved detection, response and intervention related to user inputs that violate our Terms or Community Guidelines, as well as a time-spent notification. For more information on these new features as well as other safety and IP moderation updates to the platform, please refer to the Character.AI blog. When reached for comment, Google spokesperson Jose Castaneda responded with the following statement: Our hearts go out to the family during this unimaginably difficult time. Just to clarify, Google and Character AI are completely separate, unrelated companies and Google has never had a role in designing or managing their AI model or technologies, nor have we used them in our products. User safety is a top concern of ours, and that's why – as has been widely reported – we've taken a cautious and responsible approach to developing and rolling out our AI products, with rigorous testing and safety processes. Questions? Comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find us on Instagram and TikTok @onwithkaraswisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This Day in Legal History: Thurgood Marshall DiesOn January 24, 1993, the United States lost one of its most influential legal figures, retired Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. His death in Bethesda, Maryland, marked the end of an era in American jurisprudence. Born on July 2, 1908, in Baltimore, Maryland, Marshall's journey to becoming the first African American Supreme Court Justice was paved with groundbreaking legal battles and an unwavering commitment to civil rights.Before his appointment to the Supreme Court in 1967 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Marshall had already made a significant impact as a lawyer. He served as the chief counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), where he strategized and won a series of critical court cases that chipped away at the legal foundations of racial segregation. His most famous case, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in 1954, ended with the Supreme Court's unanimous decision declaring state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional, effectively overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine of Plessy v. Ferguson.During his tenure on the Supreme Court, Marshall became known for his passionate advocacy for individual rights and his opposition to the death penalty. His legal opinions, both majority and dissenting, reflected his deep-seated belief in equality and justice for all. He often stressed the importance of viewing the Constitution as a dynamic, living document, capable of adapting to changing societal needs and values.Marshall's impact extends beyond his legal victories; he paved the way for greater diversity in the legal profession and on the bench. His life and career remain a testament to the power of the law as a tool for social change and continue to inspire generations of lawyers, activists, and citizens.His death was not just the loss of a great legal mind but also the end of an era that saw significant strides in civil rights and social justice. As we remember Justice Thurgood Marshall on this day, his legacy serves as a reminder of the ongoing struggle for equality and the enduring power of dedicated individuals to bring about change in society.Brown, Yale, and Columbia universities, along with Emory and Duke, have agreed to pay a total of $62 million to settle a lawsuit accusing them of favoring wealthy applicants, bringing the total settlements in the case to $118 million. This lawsuit, filed against several U.S. universities, alleges they conspired to restrict financial aid and violated a pledge to not consider students' financial status in admissions, effectively giving an advantage to wealthy students. The universities, including those that have settled, deny any wrongdoing. The settlements vary, with Yale and Emory paying $18.5 million each, Brown $19.5 million, and Columbia and Duke $24 million each. The lawsuit, still involving 10 other universities like Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania, is pending approval from U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly, who previously declined to dismiss the case in 2022.Brown, Yale, Columbia among latest to settle financial-aid lawsuit | ReutersGoogle has settled a patent infringement lawsuit with Singular Computing, averting a trial that was set to begin with closing arguments. The lawsuit, filed in 2019, sought $1.67 billion in damages, accusing Google of misusing Singular's computer-processing innovations in its artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Singular, founded by Joseph Bates, alleged that Google incorporated its technology into processing units used in various Google services like Google Search, Gmail, and Google Translate.The dispute centered around Google's Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), introduced in 2016 to enhance AI capabilities in tasks like speech recognition and ad recommendation. Singular claimed that the second and third versions of these units, released in 2017 and 2018, infringed on its patents. According to the lawsuit, Bates shared his inventions with Google between 2010 and 2014, suggesting that Google's TPUs copied his technology.Internal emails revealed during the trial indicated Google's interest in Bates' ideas, with the company's now-chief scientist, Jeff Dean, acknowledging their potential utility. However, Google maintained that its employees who designed the TPUs had never met Bates and developed the technology independently, arguing that its tech was fundamentally different from what was described in Singular's patents.Details of the settlement have not been disclosed, and representatives from both Google and Singular have confirmed the settlement without providing further information. Google spokesperson Jose Castaneda expressed satisfaction with the resolution, emphasizing that Google did not violate Singular's patent rights.Google settles AI-related chip patent lawsuit that sought $1.67 bln | ReutersGoogle Settles AI Chip-Design Suit That Had Sought BillionsSpellbook, a Canada-based legal software company specializing in contract management, has secured $20 million in Series A funding, led by Montreal's Inovia Capital. Other investors include The Legaltech Fund, Bling Capital, and Thomson Reuters Ventures. The company's product, built on OpenAI's GPT-4, assists corporate and commercial lawyers with contract drafting and review by suggesting language and negotiation points.The legal AI sector is experiencing a surge in investment as startups introduce tools designed to integrate generative AI into legal processes. However, the market remains highly competitive with no clear leader yet emerging. Spellbook's CEO, Scott Stevenson, highlighted the company's focus on serving small to midsize law firms and solo practitioners, though it has also attracted larger firms and in-house legal teams.Spellbook's clientele includes diverse organizations such as Addleshaw Goddard, KMSC Law, Carbon Chemistry, and ATEM Capital. The company, initially named Rally at its inception in 2019, rebranded to Spellbook after a $10.9 million seed round in June 2023 and shifted focus from automating routine legal tasks to AI-driven contract management.The legal technology sector is witnessing increased investor interest, particularly since the advent of generative AI technologies. Other firms in the sector, such as Norm AI and Robin AI, have also recently raised substantial funding, indicating a growing trend in the investment and development of legal AI tools.Legal AI startup Spellbook raises $20 mln as sector draws more investments | ReutersThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has introduced new rules for deals involving special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), aiming to enhance investor protections and align these transactions more closely with traditional initial public offerings (IPOs). This regulatory change comes as SPACs, which surged in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic as an alternative public listing method, have recently lost favor. The new rules revoke certain legal protections previously afforded to SPAC sponsors, making them more susceptible to lawsuits over exaggerated statements. These regulations also demand increased disclosures, particularly concerning forward-looking projections in the later stages of SPAC deals.By way of very brief background, a SPAC is an alternative to the traditional IPO process for a company seeking to go public. A SPAC is essentially a shell company that raises funds through an IPO with the sole intent of acquiring or merging with an existing private company, thereby taking that company public. Unlike traditional IPOs, where a company goes public based on its own assets and operations, a SPAC has no commercial operations and is created solely for the purpose of acquiring a private company. This process allows the target company to become publicly traded more quickly and with potentially less regulatory scrutiny than the traditional IPO route. Additionally, SPACs offer more certainty regarding valuation and financing compared to traditional IPOs.SEC Chair Gary Gensler emphasized the need for robust investor protections, regardless of the method used for going public. The SEC's heightened scrutiny and macroeconomic factors like rising interest rates have already cooled the once-booming SPAC market. Major financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs and Bank of America reduced their involvement in SPACs following the SEC's initial proposal of these changes.The SEC's new requirements include detailed disclosures from SPAC sponsors about potential conflicts of interest, compensation, and dilution. Companies targeted by SPACs must now register with the SEC and fulfill additional disclosure obligations before merging. Furthermore, these target companies are now jointly liable for the information shared with investors and must provide independently audited financial statements. The SEC's Republican Commissioner Mark Uyeda criticized the rules as overly burdensome, suggesting they might effectively end the SPAC market. The new regulations will take effect in over four months, with additional financial reporting and accounting requirements for SPAC transactions also being implemented.SEC Imposes New Rules on Blank-Check Deals as SPACs Fizzle (2) Get full access to Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast at www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

José Castañeda is the Libertarian candidate for the US House of Representatives 28th district. José is a longtime Libertarian that has served as chair of Los Angeles County and secretary for the state party. www.LPLAC.us

Welcome back to The Football Amateur Show! Today we are welcomed by a semi-professional soccer player playing for SC Verdugos in the UPSL, Jose Castaneda! On this episode, we discuss his journey in becoming a professional soccer player, what keeps him motivated to become the best he can be and so much more! If you are interested in learning more about Jose or interested in contacting him for advice or other opportunities, follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacastaneda97/ === Year 2 Credits Executive Producer: Alfonso Castaneda (@alfonsoc.96) Script Writer: Alfonso Castaneda Editors: Alfonso Castaneda Hosts/Research: Alfonso Castaneda Graphic Designer: Claire Sum (@claireisawesum) & Alfonso Castaneda Social Media: Alfonso Castaneda Music: Jeremy Fields (@jeremy._field) Publisher: Alfonso Castaneda Do not forget to leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts! If there is something that you would like us to discuss or debate on, or if you have any feedback, DM us on our Instagram @the.fa.show or send us an email at footballah.podcast@gmail.com! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/football-amateur-show/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/football-amateur-show/support

Jose Castaneda is the Communications Manager for the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) the trade association for the high tech sector -- from hardware to software to services -- representing the most innovative technology brands in the world.   In this role Jose drafts blog posts for ITI’s policy teams, manages media relations with reporters and leads ITI’s social media efforts. It’s not what he thought he’d be doing when he graduated from the University of Florida, in May 2015, with a double major in Economics and Political Science. However, fortunately for Jose, it’s a job that plays to his strengths: lots of writing, networking and public speaking.   Prior to joining ITI, Jose had several internships which helped to position him for the entry-level communications job that got his foot in the door at ITI as a Communications Associate. Jose’s internships included working at the PR giant Edelman, at Hamilton Place Strategies (HPS) as a Public Affairs intern and at AT&T as a Federal and National Public Affairs intern. Tune in to this episode of T4C to learn how Jose leveraged internships until he finally landed a full-time paying gig. The post 108: How to Break Into Tech Communications w/ Jose Castaneda, ITI [Espresso Shots] appeared first on Time4Coffee.

Jose Castaneda is the Communications Manager for the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) the trade association for the high tech sector -- from hardware to software to services -- representing the most innovative technology brands in the world.   In this role Jose drafts blog posts for ITI’s policy teams, manages media relations with reporters and leads ITI’s social media efforts. It’s not what he thought he’d be doing when he graduated from the University of Florida, in May 2015, with a double major in Economics and Political Science, but fortunately for Jose, it’s a job that plays to his strengths: lots of writing, networking and public speaking.   The post 19: Latino Perspective on Working in Wonky & White Washington, D.C. w/ Jose Castaneda, ITI appeared first on Time4Coffee.

This week we speak to Jose Castaneda, former Alisal School Board Member, and City Council member.  We spent a lot of time talking about education with Jose and his views on what has worked and not worked here in Salinas.  As a former school board member, Jose gives us his perspective on why it is important for parents to get involved with school site councils and other ways parents or members of the community can get involved in education.  We also spoke about the need for campaign finance reform and why Jose did little fundraising for his City Council campaigns.  Jose gives us his opinion on why it was so important to state for the record his concerns when on the council and why it is important that people not become tired in the movement to improve Salinas.   Like our page and share our episode if you enjoy Call It What You Will!

This was our most difficult episode to date, as we gave ourselves the task of attempting to interview two guests at once, that are in competition for office.  We probably shouldn't have tried to host a discussion in only our second month, but this race is important and we hope that our attempt to have a serious discussion on this race helps to inform you.  Furthermore, we tried to ensure the discussion was accurate and so we asked to verify points that we thought needed to be checked.  This added to the time it took to publish both parts of this episode, but we hope you enjoy the finished product.  We definitely found areas we need to improve on if we ever attempt to do an episode like this again.  Our thanks to our guests, Jose Castaneda, and Brian Contreras, for providing information when asked to clarify statements.  We hope this clears up any confusion you might have from listening to the discussion.   Points of clarification in this episode: It was said by Mr. Castaneda that the City manages the money of the Second Chance Youth Program.  We did find that there was a check paid to Second Chance on the claims check report, 398885-399308, that is available publicly on the Salinas City website from 1/7/16.  Also, in the proposed budget for 2016-17 listed on the City of Salinas website there was financial assistance proposed for Second Chance on pg. 452, but no amount was listed.   We asked Mr. Contreras to clarify what this meant and he stated: The city of Salinas used to be our fiscal agent, meaning that they only processed our funds via paying our accounts and receiving out grants. They kept the interest generated on any funds we deposited in city accounts. This is what is meant by the "city being our fiscal agent".  With that said, we have had a good working relationship tie the city until city finance director Matt Pressey took over. Since his hiring, he has been working on removing all non-profits from city coffers. We were the first one to leave. In 2012, we became a stand alone agency with our own bank accounts opened up at Rabobank. We did still get grants from the city of Salinas, the PSN grant which was from the US Attorneys office, but was granted to the city of Salinas for us. We also until 2015 received 8,000.00 from CDBG funds to support violent prevention efforts. In regards to our agency still be listed on the city budget sheets. From my understanding, unless there is someone who specifically requests this line item be removed, or the city finance director feels it needs to be removed, it will continue to show up, but there will be 0 funds in the line item unless the city refunds the agency.  Just because there is a claim, does not mean the city is our fiscal agent. This may have been a payable from the last of the CDBG grant from 2015.   Another point we wanted to verify was Mr. Castaneda brought up suspension notices of the Second Chance Program.  He did provide 2 notices, one from June '09 for a delinquent filing and January '10 for a $50.00 balance. In response, Mr. Contreras clarified that: The 50.00 fee was because of the delinquent filing for SSBP...that is over 6 years ago and if it was still the case today, we would not have our 501 C 3 status. It would have been suspended.    Again, our thanks to both candidates for helping us to better understand the matters of this discussion.

Listen in as 2 of the 4 candidates for the District 1, Salinas City Council race discuss the issues facing their area.  Our thanks to Jose Castaneda and Brian Contreras for coming in to discuss their ideas on how they would serve the needs of the District 1 constituents.  This is the 1st of a 2 part episode.  One clarification from this episode is Brian Contreras would like to clarify that a majority of his donations came from District 1.