Exformation

The Hidden Price Tag of California's AI Oversight Bill

The topline of my LLM-derived analysis for AB 1018: Individual firms could face $2 to $6 million in regulatory burdens over a decade.

Sep 9 • 

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June 2025

Two Cheers for the AI Moratorium!

Why I’m generally supportive of an AI moratorium, even though I have reservations about its ten-year duration

Jun 10 • 

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March 2025

How much might AI legislation cost in the U.S.?

A review of the cost from three AI rules + a sensitivity analysis from LLMs

Mar 19 • 

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It is much later than you think

A long overdue update + restarting Exformation

Mar 6 • 

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February 2024

Clarifying the picture over teen mental health

A graph I published last year included an error. This piece corrects the error, walks through the full recalculation, and then describes some surprising…

Feb 19, 2024 • 

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December 2023

Another year is coming to a close without a federal privacy bill

State initiatives and congressional inertia have left privacy law in limbo. Here are the scenarios gamed out.

Dec 14, 2023 • 

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November 2023

Unpacking the Executive Order on AI

The new AI Executive Order deserves closer legal scrutiny. Most are underweighting the legal challenges and problems to rule of law.

Nov 9, 2023 • 

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August 2023

Silicon innovation is colliding with jurisdictional steel

From DoNotPay's Supreme Court ambitions to the modern 'AI License Raj', regulatory frameworks are challenging the development of AI-driven services.

Aug 7, 2023 • 

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June 2023

Two key heuristics guiding my research into politics and policy

Hayekian welfare states + public policy is the result of a competitive political process

Jun 15, 2023 • 

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Half a hundred insights, or 50 things I've learned recently

Noise in plants, gooey corn, a metal alloy lost to the ages, and other interesting bits I've learned recently.

Jun 1, 2023 • 

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May 2023

King Tut's meteorite dagger: A weapon from the heavens

Tutankhamun's iron dagger was more expensive than his gold one. Its story highlights the significance of minerals in the study of history and political…

May 16, 2023 • 

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March 2023

Unraveling the mystery: How FDA regulations kept COVID tests out of reach just a year ago

FDA red tape hindered COVID test availability. It is a familiar narrative that echoes the challenges faced by the first-ever pregnancy tests in the…

Mar 30, 2023 • 

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