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Ban Non-Competes, Enable AI Talent
If the FTC's non-compete ban fails, Congress should take up the cause.
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Matthew Mittelsteadt
Is AI smarter than a house cat?
Turing Award winner Yann LeCun recently answered this question with a resounding “no”.
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Nabeel S. Qureshi
Open-Source AI has Broad Support
A look at responses to the NTIA's request for comments
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Dean W. Ball
Binding Public Sector AI Diffusion
Will new OMB AI Safety policy's do more harm than good?
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Matthew Mittelsteadt
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March 2024

On Testing AI Capabilities
Evaluations, also known as “evals”, are a critical, but nascent, part of society’s approach to AI.
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Nabeel S. Qureshi

February 2024

Is Synthetic Data the Key to AGI?
The data wars are just beginning. Part 2 in a series of essays on AI.
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Nabeel S. Qureshi
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Moore's Law For Intelligence
Will the amount of intelligence start to double every two years? The first in a series of essays on AI.
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Nabeel S. Qureshi
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December 2023

Early AI Legislative Moves: The NDAA and AI Watermarks
Some promising AI provisions in the new Defense Bill
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Matthew Mittelsteadt

November 2023

CSI: AI
The Importance of Model Attribution Investments in the coming AI Age
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Matthew Mittelsteadt
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Deepesh Chaudhari
Red Flags in the AI Executive Order about “Dual Use” Models
The government's "dual use" definition has some surprises for the AI industry.
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Zachariah Carmichael
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October 2023

First Thoughts On The AI Executive Order
The Biden Administration is going big on AI.
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Matthew Mittelsteadt
The Pitfalls of AI Governance by Purchasing Power
Using government acquisitions to shape AI markets is misguided, will inhibit federal AI diffusion, and is bound for failure
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Matthew Mittelsteadt
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