government

also referred to as: governments · the government

14 statements across 12 episodes · 3 bullish · 5 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jun 12, 2023 by Sam Lessin · across every show →

Everything said about government, oldest first

Jun 12, 2023 neutral
Insight
Sam Lessin: Frontier sci-fi tech research now comes solely from mega-cap tech
“It's just, like, it's a weird point we are in history where, like, yes, there are these science fiction futures, but they're not coming from academia. They're not coming from non-profits. They're not coming from the government. They are coming from a handful o…”
Sam Lessin Jun 12, 2023 ▶ 18:43 #1: Apple's head scratchy VR rollout; VR vs. AI in the interface wars; crypto's 'nothing burger'? · More or Less Podcast
Jun 12, 2023 bearish
Insight
Sam Lessin: Crypto risks harsh regulation without non-Bitcoin consumer use cases
“I think crypto is in a moment where like it's searching for a meaningful use case beyond Bitcoin. I think those exist, but like the timeline is ticking to have those in a way that people care about, or the government gets a lot more free lane to be like, well,…”
Sam Lessin Jun 12, 2023 ▶ 34:33 #1: Apple's head scratchy VR rollout; VR vs. AI in the interface wars; crypto's 'nothing burger'? · More or Less Podcast
Nov 22, 2023 positive
Opinion
Lessin: A government-run Manhattan Project for AI would be reasonable
“I actually would have no problem with the Manhattan Project of AI run by the government. I think it's a pretty reasonable thing to be doing.”
Sam Lessin Nov 22, 2023 ▶ 28:10 #24: Sam Altman - Religious Cult Leader or CEO? · More or Less Podcast
Oct 18, 2024 bearish
Opinion
Dave Morin: Temu is not real competition because it is government funded
“It's not competition. It's called government funded.”
Dave Morin Oct 18, 2024 ▶ 2:53 #69: Robots, Rockets, and Elon Hype · More or Less Podcast
Dec 6, 2024 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Sam Lessin: Federal Spending Outside Interest, Defense, and Entitlements Is a Rounding Error
“The government really only spends money on three things. Interest, right? Defense and entitlements. Everything else is kind of a rounding error.”
Sam Lessin Dec 6, 2024 ▶ 1:02:25 #76: In a World with 99.99% Accurate AI… (feat. Aaron Levie) · More or Less Podcast
Dec 20, 2024 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Sam Lessin: More global governments will hold Bitcoin by late 2025
“And I'd say Bitcoin will be owned by more governments globally, which I also think is net good.”
Sam Lessin Dec 20, 2024 ▶ 54:19 #78: 2024 Tech Company of the Year + 2025 Predictions · More or Less Podcast
Jan 4, 2025 neutral
Insight
Sam Lessin: Crypto risks strict regulation without consumer utility beyond Bitcoin
“I think crypto is in a moment where like it's searching for a meaningful use case beyond Bitcoin. I think those exist, but like the timeline is ticking to have those in a way that people care about, or the government gets a lot more free lane to be like, well,…”
Sam Lessin Jan 4, 2025 ▶ 34:18 #80: More or Less Holiday Special Pt. 2 (Crypto and Antitrust) · More or Less Podcast
Jan 4, 2025 neutral
Opinion
Dave Morin: US antitrust slowed Microsoft to "the crawl of the DMV"
“So it's almost like the government operating system showed up inside of Microsoft and slowed it down to like the crawl of the DMV for like 10 years, right? Microsoft, like after the, you know, time period was up, I don't remember how long it was, just like sli…”
Dave Morin Jan 4, 2025 ▶ 21:58 #80: More or Less Holiday Special Pt. 2 (Crypto and Antitrust) · More or Less Podcast
Feb 7, 2025 positive
Opinion
Jessica Lessin: Non-Bureaucratic Teams Can Effectively Jolt Government Systems
“So I think you can have these you know, these out of the normal bureaucratic things to jolt the system.”
Jessica Lessin Feb 7, 2025 ▶ 1:04:42 #85: The $250M Meme Coin Experiment · More or Less Podcast
Sep 26, 2025 negative
Opinion
Lessin: Only government intervention can stop Musk controlling planetary communications
“The only thing that will prevent Elon from controlling all of planetary communications is the government.”
Jessica Lessin Sep 26, 2025 ▶ 24:05 #118 Elon vs Altman: The $10B Capital War Reshaping Tech · More or Less Podcast
May 29, 2026 neutral
Prediction Not checkable as stated
US government will inevitably secure early access to review frontier models
“Where we seem to be going is the government eventually, one way or the other, having much deeper participation in the, I don't want to call it vetting, but certainly getting an early Access early look into what is being developed.”
Amir Efrati May 29, 2026 ▶ 9:52 Normal People Don't Want AI Agents (And Silicon Valley Can't Accept It) · More or Less Podcast
Jun 19, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
U.S. government bans Anthropic foreign nationals from accessing frontier models
“The government's now said That foreign nationals inside Anthropic can't have access to it.”
Jessica Lessin Jun 19, 2026 ▶ 35:06 SpaceX Hit $2.5 Trillion. Now Watch What Elon Buys Next. · More or Less Podcast
Jul 10, 2026 negative
Opinion
Lessin: Altman's government equity offer is damaging regulatory capture
“Sam Altman trying to give five percent of the government to the government for regulatory capture and all this politics is so bad, right? Because all of a sudden it makes the game not a fair and open game that at least you can play with rules. It becomes a gam…”
Sam Lessin Jul 10, 2026 ▶ 25:49 AI Frontier Lab Is Essentially Doomed | Open AI Offered U.S. Equity, Xbox Is In Trouble, Post-AGI · More or Less Podcast
Aug 14, 2026 negative
Opinion
Lessin: AI labs giving equity to the government is cynical bullshit
“That was the most cynical bullshit I've ever heard from my perspective, even though I do actually like Trump accounts and the idea of the index.”
Sam Lessin Aug 14, 2026 ▶ 37:56 Special Edition MOL with Josh Wolfe, Rachel Holt, Scott Belsky, Scott Stanford, and Peter Deng. · More or Less Podcast
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