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US Decentralized AI Innovation Strategy Against China Competition
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“The United States’ advantage is decentralized and open innovation. Some people argue that we must close our models to prevent China from gaining access to them, but my view is that this will not work and will only disadvantage the US and its allies. Our adversaries are great at
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Political parties must embrace tech as national advantage
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Thanks, Dustin. Would really like to see voters have a choice between two parties who understand that tech is one of the country's greatest advantages.
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Tech Workers Shift Right: Government Climate Policies Fall Short
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Definitely not all of tech, or even vast majority of tech, but I've had more conversations with regular people in tech who've been leaning right recently that surprised me. Re: climate, the point I'm trying to make is that well-meaning gov. policies haven't been super effective
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Democratic party seeks tech sector realignment and agenda reset
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The traditional democratic agenda, definitely. Think the party has a chance to reset some of the newer and more divisive parts of the agenda now, and hopefully winning back tech aligns with that.
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Tech as Bipartisan Good: A Political Vision
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Thank you, Laura! Would love to live in a country where tech is a bipartisan good.
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Tech Billionaires Political Backing and Republican Party Support
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There's also a fundamental misunderstanding (or willful misrepresentation) of the motivations of people in tech, which @PeteButtigieg summarizes:
— Packy McCormick (@packyM) 23 juillet 2024
"These are very rich men who have decided to back the Republican party that tends to do good things for very rich men.”
Democrats… pic.twitter.com/WgBWilvxh3There's also a fundamental misunderstanding (or willful misrepresentation) of the motivations of people in tech, which @PeteButtigieg summarizes: "These are very rich men who have decided to back the Republican party that tends to do good things for very rich men.” Democrats
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Why the Democratic-Tech Industry Relationship Fractured
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Five reasons I think the relationship between Democrats and tech broke: 1. The Democrats are fighting tech more aggressively.
2. The “broken deal” between Democrats and tech.
3. Tech is richer than it used to be.
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Why Democrats Lost Tech Sector Support and Recovery
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Why the Democrats Lost Tech
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National Healthcare Rating System: AI-Powered Provider Quality Evaluation
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Also, there are good actors and bad actors. The good ones need to be recognized, the bad ones should be called out through a National Healthcare Rating system. Patients should score healthcare providers on:
Healthcare QUALITY
Treatment TRANSPARENCY
Operational EFFICIENCY.