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Head in the Clouds with Gavin Fry and Isaiah Menning (opens the original)
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Tim Hwang and Rachel Reses are joined by FAI Research Fellows Gavin Fry and Isaiah Menning to discuss the current state of weather modification science and technology. We cover: how to get the government to keep pace with new research in weather modification, why Utah’s investment in cloud seeding increased twentyfold in recent years, how conservatives should think about mankind’s relationship with nature, and whether we need a jumbo cloud chamber installed at a national lab. This is a public ep
Robots and Reindustrialization with Amelia Michael (opens the original)
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Tim Hwang and Rachel Reses are joined by FAI Non-Resident Fellow and Center for Technology and Statecraft Research Fellow Amelia Michael to talk about the economic and political impact from the coming wave of robotics. We cover: why no one really seems to know what a robot is, scaling laws, how quickly we might reindustrialize, whether robot competition is like AI competition, and what being inside the factory of the future might feel like. Listen on Spotify: This is a public episode. If you wou
Data Center Politics with Avery James (opens the original)
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Tim Hwang and Rachel Reses are joined by Avery James , Communications Director at Echelon Insights , to talk about what the latest polling reveals about the politics of the data center. We cover: why data centers have become a special target of hatred in American politics, how the frontier labs should navigate 2028, the ethics of yelling at Mark Zuckerberg, and what a surging DSA bodes for the future of AGI. Listen on Spotify: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with othe
For Flock's Sake with Charles Fain Lehman and Autumn Billings (opens the original)
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Tim Hwang and Rachel Reses are joined by Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Charles Fain Lehman and Reason Assistant Editor Autumn Billings to sort out the merits of the recent backlash against Flock ’s automatic license plate readers (ALPRs). We cover: what’s driving the animus against Flock, whether police departments can minimize the privacy risks and maximize the safety benefits of ALPRs, how to weigh the tradeoffs between efficiency and transparency in law enforcement reporting, and whether
Hack to the Future with Adam Gluck and Soham Mehta (opens the original)
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Tim Hwang and Rachel Reses are joined by Copia Automation CEO Adam Gluck and FAI Research Fellow Soham Mehta to reflect on recent cybersecurity threats. We cover: how much the OpenAI-HuggingFace incident and Iranian wastewater attacks relied on advanced offensive hacking capabilities versus an underdeveloped “defense,” why cyber is the most obvious attack vector for a rogue AI, what holds critical infrastructure systems back from reducing their vulnerability to cyberattacks, and how the tax code
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