@BenjaminDEKR: If AI is so vital to America and the world's future, perhaps it's a good idea to **not** put every AI headquarters in t…
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A commentator argues that concentrating nearly all major AI lab headquarters in California is risky for America's AI future, quoting roon's observation that California's governance now matters more than most countries' AI policies since only xAI is headquartered outside San Francisco among major labs.
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If AI is so vital to America and the world’s future,
perhaps it’s a good idea to not put every AI headquarters in the same one state?
roon (@tszzl): the governance of California is significantly more important than the governance of most countries at this point. how they act on AI stuff will decide many things. of the major labs, perhaps only XAI is not technically headquartered in San Francisco
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