Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
William Collins and Eyvonne Sharp dig into the latest AI headlines, from the largest copyright settlement in American history to stolen AI models and invisible watermarks on Claude output. Plus, they discuss why so many companies have rallied around NVIDIA's support for open weight AI models. Our hosts also examine the biggest questions arising from all of this: who gets to decide what sources a model is allowed to learn from, and can anybody prove it after the fact?
Anthropic to Embed Watermarks in Claude Output for EU AI Act Compliance - The Register -
theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/11/anthropic-pledges-to-embed-watermarks-to-help-discern-ai-slop-in-sop-to-eu/5285792
US Judge Approves Anthropic's $1.5 Billion Copyright Settlement - Reuters -
reuters.com/world/us-judge-approves-anthropics-15-billion-settlement-copyright-lawsuit-2026-07-20
Anthropic and the Destruction of Books (Project Panama) - The Guardian -
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/anthropic-ai-destroying-books
US, China, and Open-source AI: Kimi - Axios -
axios.com/2026/07/20/ai-us-china-open-source-kimi
Open Weights and American AI Leadership - NVIDIA-hosted joint industry statement
images.nvidia.com/pdf/Open-Weights-and-American-AI-Leadership.pdf
Denny’s Importance of Staying Open - https://x.com/DennysDiner/status/2081069889931112816?s=20
The Cloud Gambit is part of the Packet Pushers network. Visit our website to find more great networking and technology podcasts, along with tutorial videos, the Human Infrastructure newsletter, and loads more resources for building your IT career. packetpushers.net
William Collins and Eyvonne Sharp dig into the latest AI headlines, from the largest copyright settlement in American history to stolen AI models and invisible watermarks on Claude output. Plus, they discuss why so many companies have rallied around NVIDIA's support for open weight AI models. Our hosts also examine the biggest questions arising from all of this: who gets to decide what sources a model is allowed to learn from, and can anybody prove it after the fact?
Anthropic to Embed Watermarks in Claude Output for EU AI Act Compliance - The Register -
theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/11/anthropic-pledges-to-embed-watermarks-to-help-discern-ai-slop-in-sop-to-eu/5285792
US Judge Approves Anthropic's $1.5 Billion Copyright Settlement - Reuters -
reuters.com/world/us-judge-approves-anthropics-15-billion-settlement-copyright-lawsuit-2026-07-20
Anthropic and the Destruction of Books (Project Panama) - The Guardian -
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/anthropic-ai-destroying-books
US, China, and Open-source AI: Kimi - Axios -
axios.com/2026/07/20/ai-us-china-open-source-kimi
Open Weights and American AI Leadership - NVIDIA-hosted joint industry statement
images.nvidia.com/pdf/Open-Weights-and-American-AI-Leadership.pdf
Denny’s Importance of Staying Open - https://x.com/DennysDiner/status/2081069889931112816?s=20
The Cloud Gambit is part of the Packet Pushers network. Visit our website to find more great networking and technology podcasts, along with tutorial videos, the Human Infrastructure newsletter, and loads more resources for building your IT career. packetpushers.net
