397: AI Policy Potpourri (Part One)

TechFreedom’s Corbin Barthold, Andy Jung, and Santana Boulton take you on a tour of the many, many things going on in AI innovation, competition, and regulation. Topics include: - First signs of AI escape velocity? - Automated luxury libertarianism - The Trumpian vibe shift - AI culture war - The AI $$$$ bonfire - The one-week DeepSeek freakout - Is regulation futile? Links: Tyler Cowen on OpenAI’s Deep Research (https://tinyurl.com/mukeekp3) Dwarkesh Patel on fully automated firms (https://tinyurl.com/y6a6m2dh) Trump Signs AI and Tech Executive Orders (https://tinyurl.com/2a46hd5m) Some Simple Lessons From China’s Big AI Breakthrough (https://tinyurl.com/2s3rtffd) Tech Giants Double Down on Their Massive AI Spending (https://tinyurl.com/9jaxade8)