Gov. Newsom has now signed SB 53, which certainly takes a lighter‑touch approach than many recent Sacramento AI proposals.
But the core issue remains: governing frontier AI model development is a federal job. Training frontier models is inherently interstate commerce with…
Gov. Newsom has now signed SB 53, which certainly takes a lighter‑touch approach than many recent Sacramento AI proposals.
But the core issue remains: governing frontier AI model development is a federal job. Training frontier models is inherently interstate commerce with…
🚨 BREAKING: California, which hosts 32 of the world’s top 50 AI companies, became the first U.S. state to regulate the SAFETY of the most powerful AI models. Quick summary and intersection with the EU AI Act:
SB 53 was finally signed by the Governor of California yesterday. The…
New Hampshire recently approved an elegant solution to the electricity problem: Let anyone build. Welcoming new suppliers means inviting more people with ideas for tackling the state’s electricity challenges, write @ts_fisher and Glen Lyons
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EXCLUSIVE: Meta is preparing to pour tens of millions of dollars into a new California super PAC to back candidates with a light-touch approach to tech regulation, especially AI, in Silicon Valley’s home state.
politico.com/news/2025/08/2…
“Computation requires energy. It’s a very simple thing: If you unplug your computer, it no longer thinks,” Ammon said during a recent energy roundtable hosted by Americans for Prosperity. “These advanced data centers doing the model training require a lot of energy and do a lot…
You think needing an ID for accessing online services is bad?
It's just a matter of time until the EU 🇪🇺 will pass the 'Chat Control' law, which is about scanning all communications, especially encrypted ones, via backdoors.
flat bans on AI therapy are misguided and will be actively evaded by the public using LLMs and simple queries.
Better approach is to push for transparency (ensuring people always understand they're talking to an AI system) + educate public & providers about proper ethical use.
flat bans on AI therapy are misguided and will be actively evaded by the public using LLMs and simple queries.
Better approach is to push for transparency (ensuring people always understand they're talking to an AI system) + educate public & providers about proper ethical use.
my friend @RyanLeeHagemann has launched a new personal Substack called "Positronic Policy" where he is exploring the intersection of robotics and public policy. Really looking forward to it.
His first post is on "The Coming Axial Age of Robotics."
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Book: Permissionless Innovation: The Continuing Case for Comprehensive Technological Freedom (March 2016) ... jump to Chapter 2 on "Saving Progress from the Technocrats"
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This Silicon Valley Podcast interview with Arto Bendiken reminds us of our debt of gratitude to the cypherpunks, warriors who arose in the 1990s Crypto Wars but who remain relevant today.
"Cypherpunks are that original group of all American technologists and entrepreneurs who…
European authoritarians and their enablers in the media are misrepresenting GrapheneOS and even Pixel phones as if they're something for criminals. GrapheneOS is opposed to the mass surveillance police state these people want to impose on everyone.
xatakandroid.com/sociedad/cada-…
The same week America rejected a regulatory pause on Euro-style parochial AI over-regulation, more and more Europeans are advocating for a pause to address the EU AI Act.
Sadly, many states are looking to import EU-inspired mandates here through a patchwork of new laws.
The right to repair is now law in Washington. From smartphones to wheelchairs, Washingtonians will finally have access to the tools, parts, and information they need to fix their own devices. This is common-sense policy—and it’s gaining momentum nationwide.…
AI will inevitably come to use these Web3 tools for structured, verifiable knowledge.
The question is what access individuals will have. Those denied access will be lost in a sea of misinformation, at best dependent on those who are better informed.
AI will inevitably come to use these Web3 tools for structured, verifiable knowledge.
The question is what access individuals will have. Those denied access will be lost in a sea of misinformation, at best dependent on those who are better informed.
My new monthly column for Freethink magazine, Clear Windows, is out with its first article:
Technophobia has a Body Count, aka The High Cost of Luddite Policies.
It rips through the history of how Luddite policies have smashed progress time and again. They haven't saved lives.…
Solar + nuclear are the key to going exponential. Doubling down on fossil fuels is like doubling down on horse-drawn carriages when someone just invented the car.
Solar + nuclear are the key to going exponential. Doubling down on fossil fuels is like doubling down on horse-drawn carriages when someone just invented the car.
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