METR and AI Regulation, Zuck Pushes Back on AI Slowdown, Fed Hikes Rates | Diet TBPN
John Coogan and Jordi Hays of TBPN discuss AI oversight models, Zuckerberg's case against slowing AI, and the Fed's first rate hike in three years.
The gist
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Third-party evaluators like METR with physical office access represent a fundamentally different kind of oversight than traditional benchmarking.
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Nuclear regulation offers a useful model: elite advisors set policy while independent inspectors execute it, reducing the appearance of industry capture.
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Zuckerberg's essay argues for product safety but sidesteps the existential risk debate that companies like Anthropic are actually focused on.
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The Fed's rate hike cycle means zero-rate venture strategies no longer work, and founders must build with fundamentally different unit economics.
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Wall Street Journal
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Bloomberg
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Pipe
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Apple Podcasts
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