Foundation for American Innovation 🇺🇸🚀

A think tank focused on championing the technology, talent, and ideas essential to American prosperity, security, and flourishing.

[Members of Technical Staff @mots_pod]

the origin of the Members of Technical Staff Podcast was SF parties.
it's the bit that will never stop giving

[Rachel Reses 🪻 @jpeaterman]

TODAY ON THE FRONTIER: this week @creatine_cycle from @mots_pod joined me to talk about the myriad eccentricities of the SF party scene, from the origins of the Bay Area’s barefoot-casual dress code to the blurred lines between parties and networking events

[Thomas Hochman @ThomasHochman]

New Right of Way:

@SenArmstrong joins us for a deep dive on Clean Water Act Sec. 401 — plus some permitting horror stories and more!

Read/Listen here: https://t.co/gPLuY1taY7

[Foundation for American Innovation 🇺🇸🚀 @JoinFAI]

https://t.co/vVctzTk2Vm

[Foundation for American Innovation 🇺🇸🚀 @JoinFAI]

New in The Ansible:

Many rideshare app users balk at the way an opaque algorithm determines the prices they're offered. Zero-knowledge proofs are increasingly capable of providing those riders with greater transparency, within reason, @sophiabulla1 writes.

[Foundation for American Innovation 🇺🇸🚀 @JoinFAI]

"Splitting the hotline off from trade discussions and housing it inside the military requires building a new institution focused solely on SI discussions. The goal of the SI hotline should be 'boring infrastructure' as opposed to a 'flashy political tool.'"

Read @GovindPimpale.

[Geneva KD @genevese_]

@chrisharig99 and @GovindPimpale argue that the new US-China Super Intelligence hotline is a major step forward, and outline how clear risk frameworks, technical expertise, and durable communication channels can ensure its success.

Policy Gradients piece linked below.

[Chris Harig @chrisharig99]

The US-China SI hotline is a great first step towards mitigating the national security risks presented by SI. @GovindPimpale and I argue that a few design choices would make the hotline a durable institution, unlike it's predecessors. Post linked below.

[Dan Lips @DanLips]

.@ehanford is right.

I wrote about Project Follow Through for @JoinFAI.

It's a tragedy that it was ignored.

[Aaron Sibarium @aaronsibarium]

Get ready for World War P-Zombie! Next week I will be debating @hamandcheese on AI consciousness, moderated by @sckimbriel. We will fight about functionalism, quarrel over qualia, and serve problematically hard liquors to ensure that everyone has a phenomenal time.

Access is limited so RSVP now. Link to register in the next tweet.

[Blaine Dillingham @blainedilli]

Please make congressional technical understanding great again

[Zach Graves 🍞🎪 @ZacharyGraves]

Excited to share this updated primer on the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) with @danielschuman. With new economic/cyber/bio/and other policy challenges arising from AI, now would be a great time to invest in greater science and tech capacity in Congress.

cc @SpeakerJohnson @hakeemjeffries

[Geneva KD @genevese_]

@chrisharig99 and @GovindPimpale argue that the new US-China Super Intelligence hotline is a major step forward, and outline how clear risk frameworks, technical expertise, and durable communication channels can ensure its success.

Policy Gradients piece linked below.

[Emmet Penney @nukebarbarian]

Incredible news from @TheNuclearCo.

6.6 GW of big nukes. Outstanding.

Last year, I interviewed @TheNuclearJoe, TNC's Chief Nuclear Officer about his experience at Vogtle and building fleet-scale nuclear: https://t.co/Ve0RxJIpvh

This year, I interviewed @TheNuclearCo's founder, @JonathanWebbKY, about TNC's vision: https://t.co/9KiPeerdLA

On a personal note, this announcement made me brim with brotherly pride. @energybants, TNC's Chief of Staff, is a dear friend. Watching him realize a dream he's had for the decade I've known him fills me with hope and admiration.

[Travis L. Scholten @Travis_Sch]

For those interested, a recording is available via

https://t.co/NLXGiVdXFe

[Blaine Dillingham @blainedilli]

"Every facet of the federal government, and even a lot of state governments, will benefit from hiring scientists into policy support roles directly instead of interfacing to them through third parties."

[Samuel Hammond 🦉 @hamandcheese]

New on Policy Gradients:

5 questions with @JoinFAI senior fellow @jachiam0!

[Samuel Hammond 🦉 @hamandcheese]

Just over a week left to apply for the best AI / SI policy fellowship in DC ➡️➡️

[Samuel Kimbriel @sckimbriel]

halloween is traditionally the time when the ghouls appear on capital hill october 29th at 7:15 pm

@hamandcheese V @aaronsibarium

[Joshua Achiam @jachiam0]

I really enjoyed this conversation with Geneva! Many interesting things to think about for what the next couple of decades will contain.

[Chris @CMccafe]

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