ervention. The answer, of course, is that they believe that for every dollar ceded to government stock expropriation, they will get back more in favorable government policies to protect that newfound investment.

Energy taxation is a straightforward way to make AI companies pay for the social disruption of their technologies. Public AI represents a non-monetary mechanism for governments to shape the development of AI, complementary to direct regulation of private actors, one with a far greater chance of influencing corporate behavior towards the public interest. We urge Sanders and other political leaders to consider them.

This essay was written with Nathan E. Sanders, and originally appeared in The Guardian.

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Upcoming Speaking Engagements

[2026.06.14] This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak:

I'm giving a keynote at Cybernation 2026 in Berlin, Germany, on June 24, 2026.
I'm speaking at the Potsdam Conference on National Cybersecurity at the Hasso Plattner Institut in Potsdam, Germany. The event runs June 24-25, 2026, and my talk will be the evening of June 24.
I'm participating in a panel discussion at the Austrian Institute for International Affairs in Vienna on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
I'm speaking at the Digital Humanism Conference in Vienna, Austria, on Friday, June 26, 2026.
I'm giving a fireside chat for Epicenter Works, to be held at Kaffee Alt Wien in Vienna, Austria, on Friday, June 26, 2026.
I'm participating (via Zoom) in a panel discussion at Quantum.Tech World in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Friday, June 26, 2026. The topic is "Q-Day's Shortening Deadline: Immediate Solutions."
I'm speaking at Czech Technical University in Prague, Czechia, on Monday, June 29, 2026.
I'm speaking at the Nuremberg Digital Festival in Nuremburg, Germany, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
I'm speaking at CanSecWest 2026 in Vancouver, Canada. The conference runs September 30-October 1, 2026; the time of my talk is TBD.

The list is maintained on this page.

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