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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.
9 hrs ago
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Will Rinehart
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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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Will Rinehart
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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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Will Rinehart
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It is much later than you think
A long overdue update + restarting Exformation
Mar 6
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Will Rinehart
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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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Will Rinehart
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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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Will Rinehart
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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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Will Rinehart
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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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Will Rinehart
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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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Will Rinehart
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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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Will Rinehart
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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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Will Rinehart
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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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Will Rinehart
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