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Newsletter · By James Broughel · English · Official site

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  1. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    AI Regulation Needs Specifics (opens the original)

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    Barack Obama told a Colgate University audience last week that the country needs to regulate AI. A video clip of his remarks about AI agents got more than seven million views on X within a few days.Nearly every regulatory proposal in the AI debate has the same problem as this clip. Proposals sound plausible up until someone writes down what they would actually entail. With regulation in the abstract, we can imagine few costs and great benefits. When rules get specific, a reality check is often i

  2. Issue · Sep 20, 2026

    When The Baptists Have Equity Shares (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="606" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HL4A!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F51d1037d-4ccf-4069-9ca9-359618fce74f_1944x809.png"

  3. Issue · Aug 24, 2026

    AI Safety Discovers Political Economy (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="819" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HjaU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f4aabd6-1deb-42cb-88f0-43085c91be46_1672x941.png"

  4. Issue · Aug 20, 2026

    Operation Chokepoint for AI Agents? (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="765" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!U3NU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F505e9946-cde4-42e7-a0fd-01a4de9bf984_1731x909.png"

  5. Issue · Aug 5, 2026

    The Yuan Debate Is Narrower Than It Looks (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="829" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eq3U!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6af91049-b70e-4887-ac14-943ab70b0aff_1662x946.png"

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