Huawei urges Chinese AI acceleration
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Huawei chair urged Chinese AI labs to accelerate development to counter U.S. chip export bans and outpace Western calls for slowdowns, he said.
From 2023…
What I see when tech companies talk about the dangers of AI
September 17, 2026 at 7:16 PM
From 2023…
by Ryan Calo Reposted by Suresh Venkatasubramanian
Banning "superintelligent" 🤢 AI plays right into industry rhetoric and keeps the focus off immediate, real world harms such as privacy, bias, and labor. Literally the same name of the silly Bostrom book everyone was reading 12 years ago.
September 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Banning "superintelligent" 🤢 AI plays right into industry rhetoric and keeps the focus off immediate, real world harms such as privacy, bias, and labor. Literally the same name of the silly Bostrom book everyone was reading 12 years ago.
Reposted by Meredith Broussard
The oligarchs' warnings about AI are self-serving nonsense. But there are real harms from AI, as explored in the documentary "Ghost in the Machine."
New from me:
buttondown.com/creativegood...
New from me:
buttondown.com/creativegood...
Ghost in the Machine shows what we're fighting against
If you want a good summary of what I’ve written and spoken about, here and on Techtonic, over the past decade-or-so, the new documentary Ghost in the Machine...
buttondown.com
September 17, 2026 at 5:42 PM
The oligarchs' warnings about AI are self-serving nonsense. But there are real harms from AI, as explored in the documentary "Ghost in the Machine."
New from me:
buttondown.com/creativegood...
New from me:
buttondown.com/creativegood...
by Michael Zimmer Reposted by Tama Leaver
Again, AI companies can slow down without waiting for regulation. Releasing models without adequate safeguards is a choice, not an inevitability.
“Someone should make us stop” is a strange position for the people with their foot on the gas.
“Someone should make us stop” is a strange position for the people with their foot on the gas.
They could just… not do it. Or turn it off. Deploying AI tools in uncontrolled ways is a choice. The risks tech companies keep struggling to “manage” are risks they choose to create.
Why It’s Tough for Tech Companies to Keep A.I. Out of Trouble www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/t...
Why It’s Tough for Tech Companies to Keep A.I. Out of Trouble www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/t...
Why It’s Difficult for Tech Companies to Rein In A.I.
Researchers say artificial intelligence is developing faster than the systems put in place to monitor and control it.
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Again, AI companies can slow down without waiting for regulation. Releasing models without adequate safeguards is a choice, not an inevitability.
“Someone should make us stop” is a strange position for the people with their foot on the gas.
“Someone should make us stop” is a strange position for the people with their foot on the gas.
Even the executives calling for an “AI slowdown” and so forth give away the game with proposals that fundamentally require regulating human behavior, even if it’s with cynical weak-tea soft law that would make Theodore Vail blush.
September 17, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Even the executives calling for an “AI slowdown” and so forth give away the game with proposals that fundamentally require regulating human behavior, even if it’s with cynical weak-tea soft law that would make Theodore Vail blush.
by Simon Lester
I'm not in the habit of recommending Ezra Klein interviews, but this one with Matt Sheehan of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, on the AI competition with China, was very informative.
Opinion | The ‘But China!’ Dilemma Driving the A.I. Race
Can the U.S. regulate its A.I. industry without surrendering the A.I. race to China?
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2026 at 12:13 PM
I'm not in the habit of recommending Ezra Klein interviews, but this one with Matt Sheehan of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, on the AI competition with China, was very informative.
Reposted by Steven H. Seggie, Scott A. Imberman
One of the key problems with AI is that the AI bros and their behemoth companies have absolutely no governance or guardrails. It's not that the AI is conscious or going rogue or whatever. It's that it's run by feckless arseholes. www.ft.com/content/2c34...
September 17, 2026 at 9:24 AM
One of the key problems with AI is that the AI bros and their behemoth companies have absolutely no governance or guardrails. It's not that the AI is conscious or going rogue or whatever. It's that it's run by feckless arseholes. www.ft.com/content/2c34...
by Max Nathan
It’s really striking that the policy mix here is all about mitigating AI impacts, rather than shaping AI adoption.
For example, there is zero engagement with the pro-worker AI ideas developed by Autor, Acemoglu and Johnson.
www.brookings.edu/articles/bui...
For example, there is zero engagement with the pro-worker AI ideas developed by Autor, Acemoglu and Johnson.
www.brookings.edu/articles/bui...
Building pro-worker AI | Brookings
Daron Acemoglu, David Autor, and Simon Johnson ask: What is pro-worker AI, and how can we build it?
www.brookings.edu
September 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
It’s really striking that the policy mix here is all about mitigating AI impacts, rather than shaping AI adoption.
For example, there is zero engagement with the pro-worker AI ideas developed by Autor, Acemoglu and Johnson.
www.brookings.edu/articles/bui...
For example, there is zero engagement with the pro-worker AI ideas developed by Autor, Acemoglu and Johnson.
www.brookings.edu/articles/bui...
Big Tech cannot regulate themselves.
Working people should not have to live in fear for our jobs and lives because of AI. We need a voice at the table to decide how AI is used and guardrails to protect our jobs and rights, so we have a secure future that works for all of us.
Working people should not have to live in fear for our jobs and lives because of AI. We need a voice at the table to decide how AI is used and guardrails to protect our jobs and rights, so we have a secure future that works for all of us.
September 17, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Big Tech cannot regulate themselves.
Working people should not have to live in fear for our jobs and lives because of AI. We need a voice at the table to decide how AI is used and guardrails to protect our jobs and rights, so we have a secure future that works for all of us.
Working people should not have to live in fear for our jobs and lives because of AI. We need a voice at the table to decide how AI is used and guardrails to protect our jobs and rights, so we have a secure future that works for all of us.
Why Is It So Difficult To Regulate A.I.? www.nytimes.com/video/busine...
Video: Why Is It So Difficult To Regulate A.I.?
There has been considerable debate over regulating the artificial intelligence industry, but much of that effort has stalled. Cecilia Kang, a technology reporter for The New York Times, explains why.
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Why Is It So Difficult To Regulate A.I.? www.nytimes.com/video/busine...
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China’s challenge, in other words, is not simply to find new engines of growth by continuing to fund technological progress in the same way it has in the past.
China’s challenge, in other words, is not simply to find new engines of growth by continuing to fund technological progress in the same way it has in the past.
September 17, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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China’s challenge, in other words, is not simply to find new engines of growth by continuing to fund technological progress in the same way it has in the past.
China’s challenge, in other words, is not simply to find new engines of growth by continuing to fund technological progress in the same way it has in the past.
So you just learned about the AI cult, huh? Here is the longform explainer you need to make sense of the very, very strange ideas driving tech policy in 2026. Buckle up, it’s a wild ride. www.techpolicy.press/what-policym...
What Policymakers and the Public Need to Know About the Cult of AI
Nathalie Maréchal asks, why are we betting the economy and the future of democracy on cult-like beliefs?
www.techpolicy.press
September 17, 2026 at 5:24 PM
So you just learned about the AI cult, huh? Here is the longform explainer you need to make sense of the very, very strange ideas driving tech policy in 2026. Buckle up, it’s a wild ride. www.techpolicy.press/what-policym...
Surprised that economists seem generally so quiet about the rapidly escalating debate around AI safety; and (relatedly) growing evidence of political backlash, the contours of which seem highly unpredictable
September 17, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Surprised that economists seem generally so quiet about the rapidly escalating debate around AI safety; and (relatedly) growing evidence of political backlash, the contours of which seem highly unpredictable
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Caixin: "China has unveiled a sweeping five-year plan for its electronic information manufacturing sector, aiming to boost the industry’s annual revenue beyond 30 trillion yuan ($4.5 trillion) by 2030."
www.caixinglobal.com/2026-09-17/c...
Caixin: "China has unveiled a sweeping five-year plan for its electronic information manufacturing sector, aiming to boost the industry’s annual revenue beyond 30 trillion yuan ($4.5 trillion) by 2030."
www.caixinglobal.com/2026-09-17/c...
China Targets $4.5 Trillion Tech Manufacturing Sector by 2030
A newly unveiled five-year plan prioritizes breakthroughs in AI, advanced computing, and semiconductor supply chains to bolster industrial self-reliance
www.caixinglobal.com
September 17, 2026 at 3:41 AM
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Caixin: "China has unveiled a sweeping five-year plan for its electronic information manufacturing sector, aiming to boost the industry’s annual revenue beyond 30 trillion yuan ($4.5 trillion) by 2030."
www.caixinglobal.com/2026-09-17/c...
Caixin: "China has unveiled a sweeping five-year plan for its electronic information manufacturing sector, aiming to boost the industry’s annual revenue beyond 30 trillion yuan ($4.5 trillion) by 2030."
www.caixinglobal.com/2026-09-17/c...
New, at @techpolicypress.bsky.social, I discuss the problems with Dario Amodei's "We Must Pace the Frontier" proposal.
(TL;DR version: The better angels of the AI industry's nature are never going to prevent the AI industry's worst potential harms.)
www.techpolicy.press/who-should-p...
(TL;DR version: The better angels of the AI industry's nature are never going to prevent the AI industry's worst potential harms.)
www.techpolicy.press/who-should-p...
Who Should Pace the Frontier? Not Dario Amodei
We should take Dario Amodei’s writing just seriously enough to stop entrusting him with so much power, writes Dave Karpf.
www.techpolicy.press
September 17, 2026 at 3:12 PM
New, at @techpolicypress.bsky.social, I discuss the problems with Dario Amodei's "We Must Pace the Frontier" proposal.
(TL;DR version: The better angels of the AI industry's nature are never going to prevent the AI industry's worst potential harms.)
www.techpolicy.press/who-should-p...
(TL;DR version: The better angels of the AI industry's nature are never going to prevent the AI industry's worst potential harms.)
www.techpolicy.press/who-should-p...
As warnings mount, Democrats eyeing the presidency wake up to AI fears www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
As warnings mount, Democrats eyeing the presidency wake up to AI fears
Their plans are heavier on rhetoric than specifics so far. But it’s a shift for many in the party who have been slow to address the fast-changing technology.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 17, 2026 at 10:26 AM
As warnings mount, Democrats eyeing the presidency wake up to AI fears www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Slowing AI is not enough. Governments need to govern pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/09...
Slowing AI is not enough. Governments need to govern
Calls from AI leaders to slow frontier development are welcome, but companies whose profits depend on the technology should not decide how much risk society must accept.
pearlsandirritations.com
September 17, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Slowing AI is not enough. Governments need to govern pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/09...
‘The US can’t lose’:
Pentagon plows ahead on AI despite warnings www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
Pentagon plows ahead on AI despite warnings www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
‘The US can’t lose’: Pentagon plows ahead on AI despite warnings
Military leaders warn the risks of falling behind adversaries in artificial intelligence research outweigh the potential risks of the technology.
www.politico.com
September 16, 2026 at 10:08 PM
‘The US can’t lose’:
Pentagon plows ahead on AI despite warnings www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
Pentagon plows ahead on AI despite warnings www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
'We absolutely can’t surrender,'
Guthrie says of AI race with China www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
Guthrie says of AI race with China www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
'We absolutely can’t surrender,' Guthrie says of AI race with China
The House Energy and Commerce chair warned against adopting European-style regulations that would hinder the tech industry.
www.politico.com
September 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM
'We absolutely can’t surrender,'
Guthrie says of AI race with China www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
Guthrie says of AI race with China www.politico.com/news/2026/09...