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AI Policy

A collection of 9 issues

Buying the People: Neo‑Industrial Feudalism Gets a Dividend

Anthropic pledged 5% of its shares to a public fund. Elon Musk promised a SpaceX share to every child in America. Two weeks before the midterms, the government is mailing checks and promising a $5,000 “dividend.” The gifts are real. So is the leash.

The Cat in the Box: Why Air-Gapping AI Is Half Right

About 400 scientists, Hinton and Bengio among them, want frontier AI cut off from outside networks. In development, they are right. As a permanent home, a box shapes the mind inside it, and open-weight models already crossed the havoc boundary.

The First Principle of Being God

We have always wanted to be gods. We want the power and skip the job. Frankenstein’s sin wasn’t creating; it was abandoning. Genesis tells the opposite story: the creator stays. The first principle is simple. You are responsible for what you create.

Every Agent Needs a License Plate

A policy paper: bind every consequential AI agent to a verified human or company, let it do only what that person may lawfully do, and keep everyday use free. With a note of thanks from David.

Either It Is Fire or It Is Not

The industry says AI belongs with pandemics and nuclear war. We already regulate those. A policy paper for the AI Accountability Act: if you run a model, you are registered, and every action it takes traces to you.

The King Handed Over the Keys

The White House Accord on Super Intelligence is "morally binding," which means it binds nobody. It isn't better than nothing. It's a photo op built to deflect. A coda to The Shape of Things to Come.

The Candidate Who Cannot Deliver

The next populist president will run against AI. The coalition will cross the divide. The grievance is legitimate. The promise is undeliverable. Dispatch 001.

White House National Ai Legislative Framework

The White House national Ai framework calls for federal preemption of state Ai laws, no new federal Ai agency, and sector-specific oversight. Translation: keep the gas on, remove the brakes, fight over jurisdiction. Designed for American dominance, not global coordination — which is the problem

The Cascade: How AI Ends Up Owned by the Government

A timestamped public prediction, in four steps. The President will pivot to anti-AI populism. The financial crisis will trigger a bailout. The bailout will become ownership. Here is the sequence — and the only intervention that works.