EPISODE · Mar 13, 2024 · 50 MIN
#369: AI and State Capacity
from Tech Policy Podcast · host TechFreedom
Samuel Hammond (Foundation for American Innovation) discusses his essays on “AI and Leviathan.” Can government institutions cope with the coming technological disruption of AI?Topics include:- AI’s trajectory- New Deal agencies in an AI world- Public Choice Theory vs. the AI juggernaut- Uber and micro-regime changes- Government as a network of smart contracts- Techno-totalitarianism vs. techno-feudalism- AI Renaissance city states?- Collapse as a feature, not a bug- A techno-optimist’s revealed preferencesLinks:AI and Leviathan: Part IAI and Leviathan: Part IIAI and Leviathan: Part IIIWhere is This All Heading?AI: Dumb human to Einstein in a heartbeatTech Policy Podcast #337: China and Domestic SurveillanceTech Policy Podcast #327: The Collapse of Complex Societies
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Samuel Hammond (Foundation for American Innovation) discusses his essays on “AI and Leviathan.” Can government institutions cope with the coming technological disruption of AI? Topics include: - AI’s trajectory - New Deal agencies in an AI world - Public Choice Theory vs. the AI juggernaut - Uber and micro-regime changes - Government as a network of smart contracts - Techno-totalitarianism vs. techno-feudalism - AI Renaissance city states? - Collapse as a feature, not a bug - A techno-optimist’s revealed preferences Links: AI and Leviathan: Part I (https://tinyurl.com/cttzfpcx) AI and Leviathan: Part II (https://tinyurl.com/cn6kc57x) AI and Leviathan: Part III (https://tinyurl.com/4frwprt9) Where is This All Heading? (https://tinyurl.com/nm3np3xj) AI: Dumb human to Einstein in a heartbeat (https://tinyurl.com/yuxcc8pf) Tech Policy Podcast #337: China and Domestic Surveillance (https://tinyurl.com/3eyeyn72) Tech Policy Podcast #327: The Collapse of Complex Societies (https://tinyurl.com/5esaaksf)
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