Matt Mittelsteadt
@MattInThemittel
AI and cyber policy fellow @CatoInstitute | Computer Scientist | Living in the east but forever a Minnesotan ❄️️.
Was hoping to do neat thematic summary thread but the AI Action Plan is just so wide in scope that its hard to contain neatly all! As I mull the policy here are a few thoughts about the provisions
Today the @WhiteHouse released America’s AI Action Plan to win the global race. We need to OUT-INNOVATE our competitors, BUILD AI & energy infrastructure, & EXPORT American AI around the world. Visit AI.gov
Someone clearly hasn't played Bioshock. bioshock.fandom.com/wiki/ADAM
Anyone knows adam?
This specific sentence from Claude's constitution could very well spell federal contract denial under the Woke AI EO. I see it as a useful bellweather of impact. If we see this language change in coming months, that could signal the EO is indeed shaping industry.
Two of the most loaded words in the entire AI Action Plan.
Child safety controls are the worst kind of tax: consumers forced to pay, but no public revenue is collected. ft.com/content/356674…
I like the origin story of the national buffalo wing festival
Official data is in today, and America set a new record-high for solar power in May, with generation up 26% compared to last year!
Chinese open models being at the frontier today isn’t thaaat surprising for folks who were following closely. What is more surprising is how quickly Llama disappeared from the clear top spot in the conversation. Two trends combine for massive impact.
Its interesting to note in the wake of the Woke AI EO that Anthropic/Google/OpenAI/xAI all just received military contracts. Not sure if this was coordinated with the EO authors, but could be a sign of greater ideological flexibility in nat sec domains. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…
