Ken White

AI position

No x-risk mention

Discusses AI only as a legal-liability topic, never x-risk or safety debates.

Why influential

Shapes how courts, investigations and executive power are understood by legal professionals, policymakers, advocates and news audiences. Primary policy lanes: free speech; criminal law; courts; legal culture.

Who pays attention

Free-speech lawyers, criminal-defense attorneys, civil-liberties groups, technologists and legal journalists

Work samples

• A Vouch Too Far

  Jun 1, 2026 · podcast

  Discusses new examples of AI hallucination trouble in courts, including a case where both sides' AI-generated filings led to disqualification.

• You Can't Stop the Computer

  Mar 13, 2026 · podcast

  Covers Anthropic's lawsuit over a Pentagon 'supply chain risk' designation and a Nippon Life v. OpenAI tortious interference suit involving ChatGPT advice; no AI-world guest, hosts-only discussion of AI companies as litigation parties.

• At Least the Fancy Lawyers Are Still Getting Rich

  Jun 26, 2026 · podcast

  Touches on AI in law alongside Big Law payscales and the Monsanto verdict.