Regulation
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AI Diffusion Regulations, Closing Loopholes, The Objections
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.
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An Interview with Gregory Allen About the State of China Chip Export Controls
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.
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A Chance to Build
Silicon Valley has always been deeply integrated with Asia; Trump’s attempt to change trade could hurt Silicon Valley more than expected, and also present opportunities to build something new.
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An Interview with Understanding AI Author Timothy B. Lee
An interview with Timothy Lee about Understanding AI, including the current state of AI, the limitations of LLMs, and who is going to win in self-driving cars.
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President Trump, Take Two; Big Tech, Little Tech, Chips, and Hardware; Elon Musk’s Triumph
President Trump is once again president-elect; the best way to figure out the effect his administration will have on tech is to look at the policies of his first administration. Then, Elon goes all in and wins, and changes how we should think about the Twitter acquisition.
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Google’s Play Store Remedies, The Injunction, The Power of Network Effects
The injunction against Google in the Epic-Google case are far-reaching, but probably won’t have the intended effects in the long run.
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An Interview with Craig Moffett About Apple and Telecoms
An interview with Craig Moffett about how the iPhone changed the telecoms industry, Apple’s outlook in the age of AI, and how the TV situation has gone from bad to worse.