Welcome to AI Today in 5, the newest addition to the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, Tom Fox will bring you 5 AI stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to AI Today in 5. All from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider five stories from the business world on compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest in AI.
Top AI stories include:
- AI demanding a ‘verification tax.’ (NYT)
- Does using AI for pricing raise antitrust concerns? (Reuters)
- How AI can help fix cybersecurity compliance. (Help Net Security)
- Can your AI survive a regulator’s audit? (FinTechGlobal)
- 4 CA laws reshaping rules for workplace AI. (EpsteinBeckerGreen)
My first work of general non-fiction is now out: Deluge Before Dawn, the story of the 2025 flood in Kerr County, Texas, which killed 119 people and devastated a county. It is a story of tragedy, heartbreak, survival, and resilience.

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