The Prof G Pod

Washington Is AI’s Biggest Problem | Office Hours

These companies are essentially ingesting the entirety of the world's written work. They are then strip mining it and selling it back to the people. And they've done this without the consent or compensation of the people whose work they're borrowing or stealing. And then they strip mine it and sell it back to the people who are about to be laid off because of what AI is doing. That's just not a great narrative.

China Decode

China Gets LOCKED OUT of SpaceX and America’s Biggest IPOs (ft. Ed Elson) | China Decode

China has demonstrated a willingness to forego money in the name of the common good. In the name of protecting workers and protecting labor. And so even if China is more structurally exposed to AI, even if that is the case, my assumption is that the Chinese government will bend the economy to its will in order to protect Chinese workers. What I know about America is that the total opposite is true.