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Calli Schroeder

Privacy and AI lawyer at the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), where she is senior counsel and directs the AI and Human Rights Program.

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scienceOne report1 publisher

AI transcription of police bodycam video undercounts the people speaking

Northeastern researchers found AI transcripts of police bodycam video named 3.3 speakers on average, against 4.8 in versions edited by people. Most of the words came through, and the authors say a person must still check who said what before a transcript is used in a criminal case.

Publishers:phys.org

Reality

Evidence55
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap0
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence45
securityOne report1 publisher

Meta's Muse agent asks new users for total control of their Gmail, calendar and Mac

Meta's free Muse agent, downloaded millions of times, asks for total control of users' Gmail, calendar and, on Macs, the whole computer. The researcher whose foundation found serious flaws in the app would uninstall it, while warnings that agents will swamp sites built for people are still forecasts.

Publishers:bbc.com

Reality

Evidence45
Adoption35
Hype gap+35
Incentives40
Confidence45
productConfirmed4 publishers

The White House plans to move passport and Medicare sign-ups behind America.gov's chatbot

President Trump's order makes America.gov, an answer-only chatbot today, the single online entry point for covered federal services, linked to Login.gov. Teams that run federal services now have to design how a user moves from an anonymous chat to a signed-in transaction.

Perspective Coverage

4 publishers
Builder
Builder 31%
Operator
Operator 54%
Investor
Investor 15%

Reality

Evidence62
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+30
Incentives55
Confidence60
productOne report1 publisher

Meta's Muse offers better weekly summaries in exchange for a live bank connection

Sensor Tower counted more than 900,000 downloads of Meta's Muse in its first week. Wired's reviewer found an agent that browses competently while its ideas tab keeps pitching a live link to the bank.

Publishers:wired.com

Reality

Evidence45
Adoption35
Hype gap+30
Incentives60
Confidence50
investOne report1 publisher

Google's $10M for Spirit's inbox and code gives bankrupt firms' data a market price

Micro1's late $12.5 million counter says the auction underpriced it. Either way, a liquidated airline's Teams archive now has a comparable, and every trustee's advisor has the number.

Publishers:pivotnews.ai

Reality

Evidence60
Adoption44
Hype gap+16
Incentives72
Confidence56