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  • Open Letters and Weights

    Dithering | Jul 28
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  • AI Promise and Chip Precariousness

    Tuesday, February 25, 2025

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    The AI industry is more exciting than ever, but the chip situation is very precarious and requires drastic action.


  • AI Diffusion Regulations, Closing Loopholes, The Objections

    Tuesday, January 14, 2025

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    The Biden administration has a raft of new regulations aimed at limiting AI exports; the motivation makes sense, but the precedent and second-order effects are worrisome.


  • An Interview with Gregory Allen About the State of China Chip Export Controls

    Thursday, December 12, 2024

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    An interview with Gregory Allen about the Biden administrations latest wave of China chip export controls, including what went wrong previously, and why the U.S. needs to accept it already declared silicon war.


  • An Interview with Gregory Allen About the Updated China Chip Ban

    Thursday, October 26, 2023

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    An interview with Gregory Allen about the updated China chip ban and how Washington’s thinking has evolved over the last year, both because of China’s response and because of AI.


  • China Chips and Moore’s Law

    Wednesday, October 18, 2023

    Moore’s Law is not yet dead, nor is Moore’s Precept, even if AI computes differently. Addressing both is the key to succeeding with the China chip ban.


  • The Huawei Mate 60 Pro, 7nm Background, Implications and Reactions

    Monday, September 11, 2023

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    Huawei’s new smartphone with a 7nm chip shouldn’t be a surprise; understanding why explains why the U.S. shouldn’t over-react.


  • An Interview with Gregory C. Allen About China’s Chip Ban Response

    Thursday, May 4, 2023

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    An interview with Gregory C. Allen about Japan and Netherlands joining the chip ban, whether this path was avoidable, and what China is going to do next.


  • Twitter’s Link Ban, Network Portability, China and the Trailing Edge

    Monday, December 19, 2022

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    Twitter’s link ban is not a new tactic to the company, or the industry, and shows where regulation goes wrong. Then, China doubles down on trailing edge semiconductor capacity.


  • An Interview with Dan Wang About the China Chip Ban

    Thursday, October 27, 2022

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    An Interview with Dan Wang about the China chip ban, the Party Congress, and China and his views of China have changed over time.


  • Political Chips Follow-Up, Intel Earnings, SMIC at 7nm

    Thursday, August 4, 2022

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    Intel as an analogy for the post-war US, the company’s disappointing earnings, and SMIC’s breakthrough


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  • (Preview) An OpenAI Model Escapes Sandboxing, Intelligence Will Be a Commodity Market, The Chinese Model Conundrum

    Sharp Tech | Jul 23
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  • An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI

    Thursday, June 25, 2026
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    Thursday, June 18, 2026
  • An Interview with Ben Bajarin About Apple, AI, and Compute

    Thursday, June 11, 2026
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  • Open Letters and Weights

    Dithering | Jul 28
    Open Letters and Weights
  • Emergency Pod: LeBron to the Sixers??? LeBron to the Sixers.

    Greatest Of All Talk | Jul 24
    Emergency Pod: LeBron to the Sixers??? LeBron to the Sixers.
  • (Preview) An OpenAI Model Escapes Sandboxing, Intelligence Will Be a Commodity Market, The Chinese Model Conundrum

    Sharptech | Jul 23
    (Preview) An OpenAI Model Escapes Sandboxing, Intelligence Will Be a Commodity Market, The Chinese Model Conundrum

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  • An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI

    Thursday, June 25, 2026
  • An Interview with Michael Morton About E-Commerce in the Age of AI

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