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California vs. the tech billionaires

Brian Merchant · 16 Oct 2026

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  1. Our reading

    Holding AI companies legally liable for the harm their products cause rings in AI companies more effectively than worrying about doomer scenarios.

    Their wordsMock suggests that even if you're worried about AI doom scenarios, such an approach is much more effective in reining in AI companies and holding them accountable than continual handwringing over doomer scenarios.

  2. Our reading

    The AI bubble is under strain, and the recent run of bad signs is a worse set of trendlines than in earlier scares.

    Their wordsThere have been lots of 'is the AI bubble finally bursting' moments over the last few years to be sure, but it's hard not to see some uniquely bad trendlines taking shape here.

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