AI versus Marshy - The Regulation Saga and Avoiding AI Monopoly

Welcome to this standalone article from the AI versus Marshy newsletter. If you’re new here, I’m Marshy, a growth marketer with a conscience, and this is where I try to demystify the biggest tech adoption waves. I’m excited to dive into the world of AI regulation and its impact on the industry. Let’s get started. To recap, if you’re already ahead in the AI arms race, one of the best ways to stay ahead is to cry for regulation. The ensuing red tape will throttle and prevent any challenges to your throne. Well the saga continues - an open letter to the President Biden opposing the AI Executive Order . The first link is to X/Twitter (sorry) and the second link is to the website for The White House. The signatories include Yann LeCunn (Meta), Marc Andreesen (VC firm a16z), Tobi Lütke ( Spotify Shopify), and John Carmack (inventor of DOOM). ​ ​ Edit: Earlier edition had Spotify :( It blows my mind that my children will never understand this One of the main arguments about the regulation is that it throttles competition. The debate about open-source versus closed has raged since the dawn of tech. I’m beginning to form stronger opinions about this space since starting to write - and I’m team open-source. If artificial intelligence is as valuable as the Silicon Valley hype machine states (Sam Altman says it’s still being under-estimated even with that) then making it open and available to all will encourage more competition, more community involvement, and provide a more level playing field. It’s not without risks (everything in this world has now) but to my novice mind it seems like a best general direction to move towards. It’s mind-boggling seeing this all play out at the rate it is. Tool tip - Getting Excel macros on like a boss I’m an Excel nerd. I love the power that comes with being able to divine information from a pivot sheet like a wizard. Once things get into macro territory - I’m out of my depth. Until now. ​ Masters of Work is another of of my news sources for this stuff, and they recently released an X/Tweet on how to use ChatGPT for VBA scripts in Excel. Originally appeared in newsletter : AI versus Marshy #21: monopoly, super Excel, and dev day wrap-up