Don't Worry About the Vase Podcast OpenAI #11: America Action Plan
Mar 18, 2025
In the latest discussion, the hosts dive into OpenAI's bold proposals for AI regulation and their competitive plays against China. They challenge the legality of these claims and dissect the implications for fair use and competition. The conversation unfolds the potential disingenuousness of OpenAI's lobbying efforts, raising questions about the actual intentions behind their demands. This critical analysis offers a thought-provoking look at the intersection of technology and policy.
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OpenAI Seeks Regulatory Immunity
- OpenAI's proposal requests sweeping immunity from AI regulations, even preventing states from imposing rules.
- This radical approach aims to bypass legal processes for unrestricted innovation.
Banning DeepSeq
- OpenAI wants to ban DeepSeq, Chinese AI infrastructure, while weakening compute diffusion rules for cooperative countries.
- This move is presented as essential for US leadership but raises anti-competitive concerns.
Fair Use and Copyright
- OpenAI asserts that AI training falls under fair use and should be immune to copyright restrictions, claiming it's crucial for winning the "AI race."
- Zvi Moshowitz finds this claim hyperbolic, given OpenAI's understanding of data's impact on model training.