Michael Petricone
@mpetricone
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Govt Affairs at CTA. Techno-Optimist. Citizen of DC and Red Sox Nation. All opinions = my own
Washington DC
Joined December 2007
David Sacks is 🎯 Smart export controls keep us ahead; blunt ones paralyze us. If the world doesn’t run on American tech, it runs on our rivals’.
Many in Washington need to update their assumptions regarding Chinese semiconductor manufacturing capacity. According to FT today, Chinese companies like Huawei, SMIC, and Cambricon are surging production. They will soon be competing with American chips globally. Fortunately,.
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RT @KevinTFrazier: The title says it all but you should read the full piece. New w/ @AdamThierer via @GOVERNING
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RT @YIMBYLAND: Abundance works and Austin is ground zero. You can literally just build more housing.
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In Rome and found you can no longer use maps directly from Google search. Instead you need to pull up the address, copy it, separately open maps, then paste in the address. Very convenient - thanks DMA 🤦‍♂️.
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RT @GaryShapiro: Good news: Colorado’s legislature passed a delay of its AI law, creating time to get the details right. Thank you @GovofCO….
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RT @jaredpolis: THE WORLD NEEDS MORE KINDNESS AND LOVE. RESPECT EVERYONE AND THROUGH KINDNESS MAKE OUR WORLD A BETTER PLACE. KIND ACTS LEAD….
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RT @saranormous: Healthcare AI is the most underrated story: adoption is outpacing other “early adopter” industries, it leapfrogs systems t….
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Great to see a US president standing up for our tech industry. The last admin helped the EU attack American innovators. Now @POTUS says: no more digital taxes, no more fake “neutral” regs that kneecap US while giving our rivals a free pass. America will defend its crown jewel.
🇺🇸💪.
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RT @JamesCz19: Great to see @realDonaldTrump standing up for American Tech companies. U.S. Tech co’s have been under global assault for far….
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RT @paulg: I've met two YC startups this summer that have cancer cures ready for clinical trials, and I've heard of several others that do.….
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RT @KevinTFrazier: Good AI policy should not require these kinds of maneuvers. Move fast and regulate is a bad strategy. .
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⬇️⬇️⬇️.
It seems like there is not enough of a policy response to the fact that, with 57M miles of data, Waymo’s autonomous vehicles experience 85% less serious injuries & 79% less injuries overall than cars with human drivers. 2.4 million are injured & 40k killed in US accidents a year.
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RT @NetChoice: "Colorado can both protect consumers and champion innovation. A brief pause on the implementation date to refine SB 24-205,….
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Great news for all New Yorkers! This means safer streets, less traffic, and increased mobility for seniors and people with disabilities. This is how you move a city forward. Thank you @Waymo @NYC_DOT.
We’re proud to be working with New York state leaders to lay the groundwork for fully autonomous rides, beginning with the first permit ever issued by @NYC_DOT to drive autonomously.
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The CO AI Sunshine Act would undercut CO’s reputation as a cutting edge innovation leader and drive startups out of the state. Thank you @DenverGazette for highlighting our concerns.
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Happy Birthday Joe Strummer! Here’s the best thing I’ve ever read about Joe and The Clash.
Neither saint or martyr, Joe Strummer still remains my ultimate hero for the way his endless curiosity about others stimulated a profound compassion he could never fully control. Here's a piece I wrote about 'London Calling' for the Ringer. Happy birthday.
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