Ben Buchanan

And I'm not here for stripping it all down, but I agree with you. We have to move much faster.

And I'm not here for stripping it all down, but I agree with you. We have to move much faster.

Yeah, I think the honest answer here is we had conversations with Europe as they were drafting the EU AI Act. But at the time that I was in, the EU AI Act was still kind of nascent and the act had passed. But a lot of the actual details of it had been kicked to a process that my sense is still unfolding. So speaking of slow moving. Yeah, I mean, bureaucracies. Exactly. Exactly.

Yeah, I think the honest answer here is we had conversations with Europe as they were drafting the EU AI Act. But at the time that I was in, the EU AI Act was still kind of nascent and the act had passed. But a lot of the actual details of it had been kicked to a process that my sense is still unfolding. So speaking of slow moving. Yeah, I mean, bureaucracies. Exactly. Exactly.

So I guess I didn't have from maybe this is a failing on my part. I did not have particularly detailed conversations with the Europeans beyond a general kind of articulation of our views. They were respectful. We were respectful. But I think it's fair to say we were taking a different approach than they were taking.

So I guess I didn't have from maybe this is a failing on my part. I did not have particularly detailed conversations with the Europeans beyond a general kind of articulation of our views. They were respectful. We were respectful. But I think it's fair to say we were taking a different approach than they were taking.

And we were probably, insofar as safety and opportunity are a dichotomy, which I don't think they are a pure dichotomy, we were ready to move very fast in the development of AI.

And we were probably, insofar as safety and opportunity are a dichotomy, which I don't think they are a pure dichotomy, we were ready to move very fast in the development of AI.

It's a vital question. I think we instantiate that in a couple of different principles. The first is that AI in the workplace needs to be implemented in a way that is respectful of workers and the like. And I think one of the things I know the president thought a lot about was

It's a vital question. I think we instantiate that in a couple of different principles. The first is that AI in the workplace needs to be implemented in a way that is respectful of workers and the like. And I think one of the things I know the president thought a lot about was

it is possible for AI to make workplaces worse and in a way that is dehumanizing and degrading and ultimately destructive for workers. So that is sort of a first distinct piece of it that I don't want to neglect. The second is I think we want to have AI deployed across our economy in a way that increases workers' agencies and capabilities.

it is possible for AI to make workplaces worse and in a way that is dehumanizing and degrading and ultimately destructive for workers. So that is sort of a first distinct piece of it that I don't want to neglect. The second is I think we want to have AI deployed across our economy in a way that increases workers' agencies and capabilities.

And I think we should be honest that there's going to be a lot of transition in the economy as a result of AI. I don't know what that will look like. You can find Nobel Prize winning economists who will say it won't be much. You can find other folks who will say it'll be a ton. I tend to lean towards the it's going to be a lot side, but I'm not a labor economist.

And I think we should be honest that there's going to be a lot of transition in the economy as a result of AI. I don't know what that will look like. You can find Nobel Prize winning economists who will say it won't be much. You can find other folks who will say it'll be a ton. I tend to lean towards the it's going to be a lot side, but I'm not a labor economist.

And the line that Vice President Vance used is the exact same phrase that President Biden used, which is give workers a seat at the table in that transition. And I think that is a fundamental part of what we're trying to do here. And I presume what they're trying to do here.

And the line that Vice President Vance used is the exact same phrase that President Biden used, which is give workers a seat at the table in that transition. And I think that is a fundamental part of what we're trying to do here. And I presume what they're trying to do here.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I think that is basically true, but I want to push back a little bit. So I do think we are going to see a dynamic in which it will hit parts of the economy first, it will hit certain firms first, but it will be an uneven distribution across society.

I think that is basically true, but I want to push back a little bit. So I do think we are going to see a dynamic in which it will hit parts of the economy first, it will hit certain firms first, but it will be an uneven distribution across society.