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Scaling Laws @scalinglaws.bsky.social · 2d

What can AI safety learn from Trust & Safety?

@davidsullivan.bsky.social & Ravi Iyer join @kevintfrazier.bsky.social to tackle this important question.

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AI Safety Meet Trust & Safety with Ravi Iyer and David Sullivan

Podcast Episode · Scaling Laws · 07/10/2025 · 47m

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 7d

Today's Lawfare Daily is a @scalinglaws.bsky.social episode, produced with @utexaslaw.bsky.social, where @kevintfrazier.bsky.social spoke to @gushurwitz.bsky.social and @neilchilson.bsky.social about how academics can overcome positively contribute to the work associated with AI governance.

The Ivory Tower and AI (Live from IHS's Technology, Liberalism, and Abundance Conference)

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Alan Rozenshtein @alanrozenshtein.com · 8d

New @scalinglaws.bsky.social rapid response episode with @kevintfrazier.bsky.social on California’s SB 53, the AI safety law that Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law yesterday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGYL...

Scaling Laws, Rapid Response: California Governor Newsom Signs SB-53

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 8d

As AI, and their risks, becomes more widespread, state legislatures are beginning to pass regulation on these new tools.
@gmdickinson.bsky.social and @kevintfrazier.bsky.social warn against "hasty and overconfident laws that burden future innovation."

How Not to Embarrass the Future

State and federal lawmakers around the country owe it to the future not to act rashly and legislate away the most promising aspects of AI.

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Scaling Laws @scalinglaws.bsky.social · 8d

What even is AI policy? What myths are contributing to disagreements over how best to govern AI? How can academics play a bigger role in these conversations (should they)?!

@gushurwitz.bsky.social (@penncareylaw.bsky.social) & Neil Chilson join @kevintfrazier.bsky.social to offer their answers.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 15d

The stakes of getting AI regulation right or, at least, not wrong are high.
@kevintfrazier.bsky.social provides a policy framework that guides how states can experiment with AI governance while respecting the federal government's authority on national security and interstate commerce.

A Framework to Govern AI Innovation

There’s broad support for evidence-based AI policy. What that means in practice is a hard question. This policy framework is a path forward.

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Brandon Butler @bb.usefairuse.com · 19d

Shout out to @KevinTFrazier.bsky.social for excellent answers to copyright questions posed to him in yesterday's House Judiciary Cmtee hearing on AI and state law preemption. First came this exchange with Rep. Cline on the purpose of copyright: www.youtube.com/live/9hLn4q...

AI at a Crossroads: A Nationwide Strategy or Californication?

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 22d

Nearly 100 percent of intercontinental internet traffic travels through narrow undersea cables. @kevintfrazier.bsky.social argues that the Trump administration needs to address the threats facing this critical infrastructure, especially if it is serious about achieving AI dominance.

Wired for Failure: The Undersea Cable Emergency That Could Sink America’s AI Aspirations

The undersea cable system faces threats from deep-sea mining, geopolitical sabotage, and AI-driven demand, requiring immediate federal action.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 26d

Today's Lawfare Daily is a @scalinglaws.bsky.social ep produced with @utexaslaw.bsky.social where @kevintfrazier.bsky.social spoke to Steven Adler about the current state of AI testing and evaluations, industry efforts to improve model testing and more.

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Scaling Laws @scalinglaws.bsky.social · 27d

The demand for quality economic analysis of AI on jobs is quite high. Supply, on the other hand, is often lacking.

That's why we're so glad to have @joshgans.bsky.social join @kevintfrazier.bsky.social on today's pod.

Give it a listen!

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AI and the Future of Work: Joshua Gans on Navigating Job Displacement

Podcast Episode · Scaling Laws · 11/09/2025 · 58m

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Scaling Laws @scalinglaws.bsky.social · 29d

AI safety means many different things to many different people.

Steven Adler, who previously served on several safety-related teams at OpenAI, joins @kevintfrazier.bsky.social to analyze the current state of AI safety -- what it means, why it matters, and where it's headed.

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David Sullivan @davidsullivan.bsky.social · Sep 3

Highly recommend this conversation between @kevintfrazier.bsky.social, @klonick.bsky.social, and Anu Bradford to understand the geopolitical backdrop behind today’s clownish “censorship” hearing.

Contrasting and Conflicting Efforts to Regulate Big Tech: EU v. US

Podcast Episode · Scaling Laws · 09/02/2025 · 46m

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · Sep 3

Are existing consumer protections enough for AI? ask J. Scott Babwah Brennen, @kevintfrazier.bsky.social, and Anna Vinals Musquera as they embark on an initial effort to map the protection landscape across the U.S.

Read it here: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/are-...

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Scaling Laws @scalinglaws.bsky.social · Sep 2

Whether/how/when to regulate Big Tech is the regulatory puzzle that keeps policymakers up at night.

Anu Bradford & @klonick.bsky.social join @kevintfrazier.bsky.social to sort things out.

The Brussels Effect is still alive, industrial policy is taking new forms & China is still the missing piece

Contrasting and Conflicting Efforts to Regulate Big Tech: EU v. US

Podcast Episode · Scaling Laws · 02/09/2025 · 46m

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · Aug 29

Today's Lawfare Daily is an episode of @scalinglaws.bsky.social, produced with @utexaslaw.bsky.social, where @kevintfrazier.bsky.social spoke to @petereharrell.bsky.social about the White House’s announcement that it will take a 10% share of Intel, the policy rationale for the stake & its legality.

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Kevin Frazier @kevintfrazier.bsky.social · Aug 28

Ain't no party like a @lawfaremedia.org party.

You now have plans on September 19. Be there.

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Lawfare's 15-Year Anniversary Celebration

A milestone moment for Lawfare—and the impact you have made possible

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Kevin Frazier @kevintfrazier.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Uncle Sam Buys In: Examining the Intel Deal

Podcast Episode · Scaling Laws · 28/08/2025 · 48m

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Kevin Frazier @kevintfrazier.bsky.social · Aug 28

What's the legal authority for the Intel deal?
- CHIPS Act?
- DPA?
- Both?
- Neither?

Big thanks to @petereharrell.bsky.social for joining @scalinglaws.bsky.social to help answer this question & explore the larger policy implications of this announcement.

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The Regulatory Review @theregreview.bsky.social · Aug 26

In a recent essay, AI innovation and law fellow @kevintfrazier.bsky.social explains how private governance and regulatory sandboxes are the key to democracy, efficiency, and innovation for AI regulation. www.theregreview.org/2025/08/26/f...

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Scaling Laws @scalinglaws.bsky.social · Aug 26

School is back in session.

How to use AI is on the syllabus, on the PTA agenda, and on the minds of policymakers, admin, and students.

That's why you won't want to miss this episode with MacKenzie Price (Alpha School) and @drrebeccawinthrop.bsky.social (@brookings.edu).

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · Aug 21

Today's Lawfare Daily is a Scaling Laws ep, with @utexaslaw.bsky.social, where @alanrozenshtein.com spoke to @samwl.bsky.social, Janet Egan & @petereharrell.bsky.social about the Trump admin’s decision to allow Nvidia and AMD to export AI semiconductors to China for a 15% payment to the U.S. govt.

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Scaling Laws @scalinglaws.bsky.social · Aug 21

The AI Action Plan marked a policy pivot toward open source as a way to accelerate AI.

What's that mean in practice?

@natolambert.bsky.social (@ai2.bsky.social) & Keegan McBride join @alanrozenshtein.com & @kevintfrazier.bsky.social to provide their answer.

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The Open Questions Surrounding Open Source AI with Nathan Lambert and Keegan McBride

Podcast Episode · Scaling Laws · 21/08/2025 · 45m

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Scaling Laws @scalinglaws.bsky.social · Aug 19

A new Trump admin deal lets NVIDIA & AMD sell advanced AI chips to China for a 15% fee.

Strategic blunder?

Unconstitutional export tax?

Both?

On today's podcast, @alanrozenshtein.com breaks it down with @janetegan.bsky.social, Sam Winter Levy and Peter Harrell.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · Aug 15

Today's Lawfare Daily is an episode of @scalinglaws.bsky.social produced with @utexaslaw.bsky.social where @kevintfrazier.bsky.social and @alanrozenshtein.com spoke to @deanwb.bsky.social about his experience working in the Trump administration to craft the AI Action Plan.

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Scaling Laws @scalinglaws.bsky.social · Aug 14

Don't miss @deanwb.bsky.social's unofficial exit interview w/ @alanrozenshtein.com & @kevintfrazier.bsky.social:

was the AI Action Plan a consensus document?

was anything omitted that he would've included?

what does he think its most important provisions are?

and, what makes Dean's heart sing?

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