Tom Westgarth
@tomwestgarth.bsky.social
Growth at Fractile. Ex policy in Sovereign AI Unit and TBI. Bridging tech and policy worlds at TxP.
Fwiw Nadia Asparouhova wrote a brilliant essay on these tech counter elites back in May 2023.
Framed it in a much more incisive way than Gray imo
www.tabletmag.com/sections/new...
Framed it in a much more incisive way than Gray imo
www.tabletmag.com/sections/new...
Silicon Valley’s Civil War
Tech’s leadership is splitting into two elites—and the battle between them will shape America’s future
www.tabletmag.com
December 31, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Fwiw Nadia Asparouhova wrote a brilliant essay on these tech counter elites back in May 2023.
Framed it in a much more incisive way than Gray imo
www.tabletmag.com/sections/new...
Framed it in a much more incisive way than Gray imo
www.tabletmag.com/sections/new...
Reposted by Tom Westgarth
And ultimately much of the work we wrote about is attempting to break away from a model of R&D that is hierarchical and target-driven.
First sc from NNP biotech, second sc from the first NNP
First sc from NNP biotech, second sc from the first NNP
December 26, 2024 at 8:51 PM
And ultimately much of the work we wrote about is attempting to break away from a model of R&D that is hierarchical and target-driven.
First sc from NNP biotech, second sc from the first NNP
First sc from NNP biotech, second sc from the first NNP
Look forward to it - hope you’re having a good holiday break!
December 27, 2024 at 9:15 AM
Look forward to it - hope you’re having a good holiday break!
There’s also a lot of debate over what this means for the impact of export controls.
Not sure where I sit on that one but it is really phenomenal that a team out of a hedge fund is genuinely competing with tech giants at 1% of the cost github.com/deepseek-ai/...
Not sure where I sit on that one but it is really phenomenal that a team out of a hedge fund is genuinely competing with tech giants at 1% of the cost github.com/deepseek-ai/...
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December 27, 2024 at 8:55 AM
There’s also a lot of debate over what this means for the impact of export controls.
Not sure where I sit on that one but it is really phenomenal that a team out of a hedge fund is genuinely competing with tech giants at 1% of the cost github.com/deepseek-ai/...
Not sure where I sit on that one but it is really phenomenal that a team out of a hedge fund is genuinely competing with tech giants at 1% of the cost github.com/deepseek-ai/...
It would also be great to know what you think is Thatcher 3.0 exactly about the capital markets paper?
These seem to be critically motivated by scaling UK companies, + using mechanisms like advanced market commitments/shutting down AIM is definitely not the default posture of the s&t establishment!
These seem to be critically motivated by scaling UK companies, + using mechanisms like advanced market commitments/shutting down AIM is definitely not the default posture of the s&t establishment!
December 26, 2024 at 9:08 PM
It would also be great to know what you think is Thatcher 3.0 exactly about the capital markets paper?
These seem to be critically motivated by scaling UK companies, + using mechanisms like advanced market commitments/shutting down AIM is definitely not the default posture of the s&t establishment!
These seem to be critically motivated by scaling UK companies, + using mechanisms like advanced market commitments/shutting down AIM is definitely not the default posture of the s&t establishment!
This applied metascience philosophy is a central core to the NNP, and certainly did not feature heavily at all in the 1980s period of science policy that you describe.
December 26, 2024 at 8:52 PM
This applied metascience philosophy is a central core to the NNP, and certainly did not feature heavily at all in the 1980s period of science policy that you describe.
And ultimately much of the work we wrote about is attempting to break away from a model of R&D that is hierarchical and target-driven.
First sc from NNP biotech, second sc from the first NNP
First sc from NNP biotech, second sc from the first NNP
December 26, 2024 at 8:51 PM
And ultimately much of the work we wrote about is attempting to break away from a model of R&D that is hierarchical and target-driven.
First sc from NNP biotech, second sc from the first NNP
First sc from NNP biotech, second sc from the first NNP
I guess I still am not sure what you really mean by 'near market'. The TBI advocates plenty of work that is trying to take foundational research+apply it to the market (e.g. Lab of Biodesign proposal in NNP biotech)
Then there's other work that strongly steers pvt sector investment (e.g. pensions)
Then there's other work that strongly steers pvt sector investment (e.g. pensions)
December 26, 2024 at 8:45 PM
I guess I still am not sure what you really mean by 'near market'. The TBI advocates plenty of work that is trying to take foundational research+apply it to the market (e.g. Lab of Biodesign proposal in NNP biotech)
Then there's other work that strongly steers pvt sector investment (e.g. pensions)
Then there's other work that strongly steers pvt sector investment (e.g. pensions)
Let me go to the football, have a think on this later, and will get back to you with a response!
December 26, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Let me go to the football, have a think on this later, and will get back to you with a response!
So just so I understand your point, are you suggesting that the TBIs work in this space that does call for govt intervention is only early stage R&D (hence term “pre market”), and therefore is just more of the same?
December 26, 2024 at 1:13 PM
So just so I understand your point, are you suggesting that the TBIs work in this space that does call for govt intervention is only early stage R&D (hence term “pre market”), and therefore is just more of the same?
Sad that he missed out reading our pieces on industrial strategy and on how to keep more S&T companies in the U.K., before he wrote two entire essays saying “TBI doesn’t say anything on industrial strategy or how to keep more S&T companies in the U.K.”!
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December 26, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Sad that he missed out reading our pieces on industrial strategy and on how to keep more S&T companies in the U.K., before he wrote two entire essays saying “TBI doesn’t say anything on industrial strategy or how to keep more S&T companies in the U.K.”!
institute.global/insights/eco...
institute.global/insights/eco...