Prosperity & Care

That’s the grand bargain: build it, but make it work for everyone. That means discovery, progress, and growth alongside safety, shared prosperity, and the protection of—the exaltation of—what is distinctly human.

Bill Gates wrote an essay where he talks about what AI is going to do to the world, and how we’re not doing enough to prepare for it.

There’s a story about The Beatles’ Yesterday that I love. From Wikipedia (condensed):

Bernie Sanders wants the government to take shares of AI companies. Evidently, President Trump does too, as does Sam Altman.

Last week, the CEO of Nvidia negotiated a deal with President Trump to get the licenses his company needs to export its chips to China. To bypass export controls, Nvidia and fellow chipmaker AMD will give a 15% cut of sales to the United States government.

Earlier this week, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. canceled $500 million in contracts and grants funding the development of mRNA vaccines . This follows a decision in May to revoke a $600 million contract with Moderna to develop a bird flu vaccine. The Secretary’s rationale—that mRNA…