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Sep 4, 2026 42 min

License to Spill

from Ctrl-Alt-Speech Hosted by Mike Masnick & Ben Whitelaw

Become a Ctrl-Alt-Speech supporter to get extended episodes of the podcast plus the chance to submit stories for us to cover. In this week's episode, Mike and Ben cover: FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses (Krebs on Security) Introducing ChatGPT for Teens: Built for learning, backed by protections (OpenAI) OpenAI Says ChatGPT Is Safer for Teens. Now It Needs to Show Proof (RAND) 'AI is less judgmental' (Washington Post) And in the extended episode for Patreon supporters, they cover: AI safety is designed in the West, and failing users everywhere (Rest of World) Why the global push to break free from Big Tech keeps falling short (Rest of World) Meta accepts U.S. safety rules while pitching softer tools abroad (Rest of World) How AI is mapping the tree of life (Basecamp Research/Microsoft) Our fun links this week include a Korean AI dance generator and defrag your Windows PC. If you’re already a Patreon supporter, you can get the extended episode on Patreon. Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and Bluesky. Ctrl-Alt-Speech is the podcast where we make sense of the major debates shaping online speech, platform power, content moderation and the future of the internet. It’s co-hosted by Mike Masnick (Techdirt) and Ben Whitelaw (Everything in Moderation).

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Become a Ctrl-Alt-Speech supporter to get extended episodes of the podcast plus the chance to submit stories for us to cover. In this week's episode, Mike and Ben cover: FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses (Krebs on Security)Introducing ChatGPT for Teens: Built for learning, backed by protections (OpenAI)OpenAI Says ChatGPT Is Safer for Teens. Now It Needs to Show Proof (RAND)'AI is less judgmental' (Washington Post)And in the extended episode for Patreon supporters, ...

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