Alix Dunn

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I bloop about the politics of technology and host the Computer Says Maybe podcast: https://www.themaybe.org/podcast

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S&P 500 rejects SpaceX, also blocking entry for OpenAI and Anthropic arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

S&P 500 rejects SpaceX, also blocking entry for OpenAI and Anthropic arstechnica.com
AI Weekly's analysis
  • S&P Dow Jones upheld all three entry rules: 12-month seasoning, four profitable GAAP quarters, and a 10% public float minimum.
  • SpaceX reported a $4.94 billion net loss in 2025, barring S&P 500 inclusion until at least mid-2027.
  • Bloomberg Intelligence estimates the three companies collectively miss roughly $27 billion in forced passive fund buying.
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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social

Google DeepMind continues to treat their employees' profound moral concerns, which the company once pledged to honor, as an HR problem to be swept aside rather than a crisis for its future.

Google DeepMind Unionization Talks Are Off to a Rocky Start | WIRED wired.com
AI Weekly's analysis
  • WIRED reported employees walked out of the first meeting frustrated, saying leadership seemed unwilling to seriously engage with organizing.
  • A DeepMind spokesperson denied talks had stalled, calling the session a first step to define who the unions want to represent.
  • Google declined voluntary recognition of the CWU and Unite for pay, hours and holiday bargaining, agreeing instead to talks via Acas.
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Recent commentary

I keep hearing an argument that the closer someone is to the development of AI the more likely they are to think AGI is close. Two observations:

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Warning: using AI to summarize the Encyclical is in fact a mortal sin.

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At Google IO. I gotta say I'm not sure what I expected, but watching a monopoly fashion itself as a consumer company is wild. They played "I Just Can't Get Enough" unironically to announce a set of new financial transaction "agentic" protocols. Cheery, next gen rent seeking.

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Typoed "shock market value" when writing about the Anthropic IPO and actually yeah that should be a thing.

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Oh the UK got a new AI & Sovereignty minister! Question. Is it Sam Altman?

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