Concerns over ChatGPT abound: Week in Brief Podcast

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The Week in Brief Podcast is your weekly guide to the latest news, issues, and events in licensure, regulation, and digital government. This week, Sarah and Paul discuss bipartisan opposition to a sweeping deregulation bill in New Hampshire, international calls for increased investigation into OpenAI's ChatGPT software, concerns over license application processing times in Pennsylvania, and much more. To stay on top of the latest happenings in regulation, licensing, and digital government, subscribe to the Week in Brief newsletter and visit Ascend Magazine.

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Regulating online gaming in Quebec: Week in Brief Podcast

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