On Thursday I had Dexter White back on the podcast. We talked about recent developments in the AI space and his view on regulation and the tech leaders driving the bus on AI. We also covered how Effective Altruism skews the worldview of some of these tech leaders, and some of the economic distortions that come from our parasitic financial system. He also talked briefly about the recent Fed decision and some of the other current events, but this was a great conversation for anyone that wants a more measured take on artificial intelligence. You can find Dexter on Twitter and at Gold Goats n’ Guns.
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Podcast Summary
His thoughts on the recent Fed decision, and how diesel and other inputs are going to flow into inflation.
The roots of different Middle Eastern conflicts over the last several decades.
The AI companies and the recent talk about needing regulation, and how it could lead to a cartel.
Data centers and the different sources of the pushback against the AI buildout.
How many parts of our markets are parasitic and disconnected from reality as far as valuations.
Why the US should have a strategic metals reserve.
His opinion that on premises AI and open source models.
The insanity of Effective Altruism, and how it skews the worldview of some of the tech leaders.
Why he isn’t worried about LLMs, but is worried about the potential for organoid systems and an accretive AI.
How the US has an economic system that has evolved to regulatory capitalism in certain sectors.
Book Recommendation: Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut.
