concerning that data companies serving the US government (mercor, surge) are also working with Chinese AI labs.
serving the US government should not be a commercial convenience, it must be a bedrock principle for startups.
google should acquire dozens of small, founder led ai companies & put those entrepreneurs in leadership roles across deepmind.
it may not work & many will get absorbed by the bureaucracy. but this is a rare reset, & fresh blood matters more than ever.
ow, the vacuum will be filled by internal politics, empire building, & power grabs.
Elon might be the only person building stuff in America at China speed/scale, despite the overwhelming US regulations and partisan politics…
We need more Elon’s, not less.