Earlier this year, Leopold Ashenbrenner’s podcast with Dwarkesh on the race for Superintelligence sent me into a bit of a pessimistic spiral… For anyone else concerned about the risks of AGI, I’ve found the “The New Map” and “Chip War” to be immensely helpful for understanding what will constrain AI.

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Both of these books are also fantastic stories of American ingenuity. They show how quickly markets change when well thought out government policies are paired with the right incentives for businesses to innovate.