We Have Listened. The Invoice Stands.
Germany’s AI tax debate exposes an old political trick: demand the outrageous, retreat a little, and expect applause for a policy that still needs justification.
Regulation
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The Unites States of Superintelligence
Six tech leaders pledge safer AI, but voluntary oversight leaves hard questions unanswered. A typo beneath Trump’s signature supplies the accidental punchline.
Please Nationalise My Autocomplete
Nationalising AI won’t make it safe. A sharp look at Germany’s regulatory reflex, Europe’s red tape, and the freedom offered by models you can host yourself.
Do Not Write Between My Lines
Text watermarks confuse AI assistance with authorship, intrude on word choice, and burden honest writers while doing little to deter deliberate deception.
The Brake They Would Like Someone Else to Build
AI insiders ask government to prepare a brake. SpaceXAI’s absence exposes the gap between signing for restraint and bearing the real costs of slowing down.
The Forbidden Model Problem
Anthropic sold danger as virtue and got the perfect ad: a ban, a myth, and developers rushing from one platform to the next.
The Ministry of Watching Other People Build the Future
Germany wants to inspect an AI future it cannot build — while even Apple’s new AI features get stuck in Europe’s regulatory fog.
AI, Abundance, and the Discipline of Being Human
Ben Sasse becomes a lens for thinking about abundance, education, character, and the human disciplines AI cannot supply for us.
The EU's Regulatory Overreach: Stifling Innovation and Punishing Consumers
Apple's unavailable AirPods translation feature becomes another example of European regulation turning consumers into collateral damage.
OpenAI for Germany: A Tech Mirage Ignoring Citizens' Real Needs
OpenAI for Germany is criticized as another sovereign-cloud spectacle that may ignore the boring needs of actual citizens.
AI as an Employee: Why Risk Management for AI Should Mirror Human Accountability
Instead of exotic regulation, the post argues AI risk management should borrow from ordinary accountability for human employees.