I come here to read what people I respect are saying about relevant political items - are we watching a 250-year-old republic die from 1000 premeditated cuts, or just a temporary trainwreck of incompetence? Or both? How much direct and collateral damage can the Republic withstand?

Will the "military-industrial complex" end up controlling civilian access to AI models? Seems like that just started. It is a 1st Amendment violation? Probably... But knowledge is power so maybe not.

If only politicians would stay out of tech business, and tech oligarchs would stay out of politics, and technology would stop changing the world...

At an abstract level, we are watching a very slow rules-based system attempt to defend and repair itself from internal corruption and external threats.