About this episode
The episode discusses historical technology panics and their modern parallels, particularly focusing on AI regulation and lobbying efforts.
In 1896, critics claimed the bicycle was "the devil’s advance agent." In 1860, doctors swore trains traveling over 30 mph caused "instant insanity." Today, the panic has a new face and a $20 million price tag. CALL 1-774-462-5667 Boost This Episode: Grab Sats with River! ⚡ Strike Makes it Quick it Grab Sats in 100s of Countries Boost with Fountain Web Zap This Episode: Web Zap the Show However you Want! Become a Member: Monthly Jupiter.Party Discount - Only for The Launch! Annual Jupiter.Party Discount - Launch Exclusive! Show Notes: Tech News — AI Regulation & Lobbying Anthropic to Donate $20M to AI Regulation-Backed PAC (Reuters) Anthropic CEO Pushes Regulation Favoring Big Companies (Reason) Context: Anthropic & OpenAI Plan IPO (YouTube) Anthropic CEO: AI Will Surpass Humans Soon Claude Identifies as DeepSeek — stevibe on X Anthropic Can De-Anonymize Users — Lukasz Olejnik on X AI’s Biggest Builders Are Now Its Biggest Lobbyists (Forbes) Past Technology Panics Does the Bicycle Make Women Cruel? Edison Brings Electricity to New York City The 1912 War on Fake Photos War of the Worlds Panic Was Anti-Radio Propaganda Victorian Fear of Railway…
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Host: Jupiter Broadcasting
Topics covered
- technology panic
- AI regulation
- historical fears
- bicycle controversy
- media influence
- lobbying
Keywords
- AI regulation
- technology panic
- bicycle controversy
- historical fears
- lobbying
- media influence
- Reese’s
- Hershey
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Organizations: Anthropic, OpenAI, Hershey
Products: Reese’s
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