# Tracking Code, Truthful AI, and Quantum Threats

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Podcast: [Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paul-weiss-waking-up-with-ai-6823804)
Published: 2026-07-16T13:59:36+00:00
Episode link: https://www.paulweiss.com/insights/podcasts/paul-weiss-waking-up-with-ai/ep-123-tracking-code-truthful-ai-and-quantum-threats
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## Resource

In this episode, Katherine Forrest and Scott Caravello break down the discovery of hidden steganographic tracking code inside Anthropic's Claude Code, the FTC's proposed statement on AI output accuracy and disclosure, and IBM's warning that the quantum threat to internet encryption may already be in motion. For the sources referenced in this episode, please see the links below: Anthropic: Letter to Senators Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren Re: AI Distillation Threats FTC: Proposed Policy Statement Concerning the Suppression of Accuracy in Artificial Intelligence Systems IBM: Q-Day has already begun. Are you ready? Thereallo: Claude Code Is Steganographically Marking Requests Prior Paul, Weiss Waking Up With AI Quantum Episodes: Ep. 107 – Degrees of Change: How Quantum Could Transform AI Infrastructure Ep. 54 – Defining Quantum Computing: Part 2 Ep. 53 – Defining Quantum Computing ## Learn More About Paul, Weiss’s Artificial Intelligence practice:https://www.paulweiss.com/industries/artificial-intelligence

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