Balaji Srinivasan

Democrats more aggressively because the physical AI hasn't, I mean, it's partially hit the Republicans, but it's not really all the way there yet, right?

They perceive it through the mechanism of China.

For now, there's a difference in strength of reaction based on party because it is a total L for Democrats.

And it's only it's a it's a partial W for Republicans because it's certainly hurting Democrats more than it's hurting Republicans right now.

So blue states are going to be more aggressively anti-AI than red states.

For example, New York is passing laws that like restrict the use of AI.

Like you have to.

consult with the lawyer or something like that before using ai for legal docs or it's not privileged there's various rulings like this that are sort of legal guild type rulings you know right and um there'll probably be workarounds for that like you know an inexpensive lawyer for whatever five bucks an hour now it's on now you're they're your lawyer and it's under privilege and then you can use privileged ai there'll be various workarounds i think you'll see for that nevertheless

blue states are very much anti-AI, it disrupts their sense of self, right?

Like what they take pride in, you know?

Basically, roughly speaking, Democrats will be and are as mad about the disruption of the internet as Republicans are mad about the disruption of China.

It's particularly true for America.

It's to a lesser extent true because the thing is, a lot of other Western countries were disrupted by America already.

And so this is like the disruption of the disruptor.

And so they're like two cycles behind, in a sense, right?

Which means some of them could leapfrog.

But I think many in Western Europe are just kind of going to have a bad century.

But...

Yeah.

Well, just very, very briefly on that is I think many countries, not all, but many countries had a terrible 20th century.