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“AI #131 Part 2: Various Misaligned Things” by Zvi
39 seconds Posted Aug 29, 2025 at 3:01 pm.
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It doesn’t look good, on many fronts, especially taking a stake in Intel.

We continue.

Table of Contents

  1. America Extorts 10% of Intel. Nice company you got there. Who's next?
  2. The Quest For No Regulations Whatsoever. a16z is at it again, Brockman joins.
  3. The Quest for Sane Regulations. Dean Ball surveys the state legislative landscape.
  4. Chip City. Nvidia beats earnings, Huawei plans to triple chip production.
  5. Once Again The Counterargument On Chip City. Sriram Krishnan makes a case.
  6. Power Up, Power Down. I for one do not think windmills are destroying America.
  7. People Really Do Not Like AI. Some dislike it more than others. A lot more.
    • Did Google Break Their Safety Pledges With Gemini Pro 2.5? I think they did.
    • Safety Third at xAI. Grok 4 finally has a model card. Better late than never.
    • [...]

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First published:

August 29th, 2025

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/wcp8hcQwqhd8nDA2x/ai-131-part-2-various-misaligned-things

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