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The "AI" czar has been funding telehealth companies and is now probably complicit in the largest takeaway of states' rights ever: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/l

The "AI" czar has been funding telehealth companies and is now probably complicit in the largest takeaway of states' rights ever: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/executives-from-adhd-startup-arrested-charged-with-fraud-6534cc7e https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/executives-from-adhd-startup... https://sfstandard.com/2024/06/13/telemedicine-adderall-vyvanse-ritalin-done-global-brody-he/ https://sfstandard.com/2024/06/13/telemedicine-adderall-vyva... He seems to have a history of investing in companies that get into trouble: https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/13/ceo-david-sacks-on-moving-on-from-zenefits-troubled-past/ https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/13/ceo-david-sacks-on-moving-... It is quite ironic that Republicans have been complaining about the erosion of states' rights forever. I suppose that now a telehealth investor decides the future of "AI" safety and copyright laundering.

kurthr 1y ago
Yeah, don't complicate it, it's just corruption.
RajT88 1y ago
They do not care about all state's rights, only certain ones. You know the ones.
meager_wikis 1y ago
The AI czar is symbolic of the terrible year it's been for American capitalism. Fealty, corruption, regulatory capture. Extracting value from the less powerful instead of creating it.
- schmidtleonard 1y ago
  It was an excellent year for American Capitalism. Get outa here with that "capitalism fights for the little guy" rubbish. We all love a good disruption story, we all love to personally win the game, but on a systems level it is crystal clear that on net the incentives overwhelmingly point in the opposite direction. The objective function of capitalism is weighted by wealth. "Capitalism is about doing what other people want" is the wealth_gini=0 limit. "Capitalism is about doing what rich people want" is the wealth_gini=1 limit. The USA has a wealth_gini of about 0.85. What do rich people want that poor people don't? Stuff their pockets by extracting value from the poors, of course, which is exactly what we see here. Canceling redistributive programs and taxes is about letting the market do more of what it wants to do: serve the rich, screw the poor.
  - meager_wikis 1y ago
    Would you consider it to be a good year when it leaves millions believing capitalism does not better their lives? We are agreeing.
DangitBobby 1y ago
You see, it's a small government move in this case because only states they don't like are bothering to attempt AI regulations.

kurthr 1y ago

Yeah, don't complicate it, it's just corruption.

RajT88 1y ago

They do not care about all state's rights, only certain ones. You know the ones.

meager_wikis 1y ago

The AI czar is symbolic of the terrible year it's been for American capitalism. Fealty, corruption, regulatory capture. Extracting value from the less powerful instead of creating it.

schmidtleonard 1y ago
It was an excellent year for American Capitalism. Get outa here with that "capitalism fights for the little guy" rubbish. We all love a good disruption story, we all love to personally win the game, but on a systems level it is crystal clear that on net the incentives overwhelmingly point in the opposite direction. The objective function of capitalism is weighted by wealth. "Capitalism is about doing what other people want" is the wealth_gini=0 limit. "Capitalism is about doing what rich people want" is the wealth_gini=1 limit. The USA has a wealth_gini of about 0.85. What do rich people want that poor people don't? Stuff their pockets by extracting value from the poors, of course, which is exactly what we see here. Canceling redistributive programs and taxes is about letting the market do more of what it wants to do: serve the rich, screw the poor.
- meager_wikis 1y ago
  Would you consider it to be a good year when it leaves millions believing capitalism does not better their lives? We are agreeing.

DangitBobby 1y ago

You see, it's a small government move in this case because only states they don't like are bothering to attempt AI regulations.