Ep 8: Ex-DeepMind/WhiteHouse Operator Tantum Collins on AI Regulation and Geopolitical Impacts

Jacob sits down with ex-DeepMind / White House operator Teddy Collins to discuss Sam Altman’s Congressional testimony, how AI can enable direct democracy, state-driven economic planning and better orgs, US-China competition and more.

(00:00) - intro

(01:15) - how Teddy came to the AI world

(06:26) - working in government

(12:27) - AI regulation and Sam Altman testimony

(19:19) - the end of humanity

(34:34) - nearer term issues with AI

(41:10) - how the government can use AI

(47:13) - lessons from DeepMind

(54:54) - over-hyped/under-hyped

With your co-hosts:

@jasoncwarner

- Former CTO GitHub, VP Eng Heroku & Canonical

@ericabrescia

- Former COO Github, Founder Bitnami (acq’d by VMWare)

@patrickachase

- Partner at Redpoint, Former ML Engineer LinkedIn

@jacobeffron

- Partner at Redpoint, Former PM Flatiron Health