Dan Jeffries rejects the precautionary principle and backs proactionary legislation
Dan_Jeffries1 · x · 2026-07-23
Dan Jeffries says he respects Erik Brynjolfsson, but rejects the precautionary principle outright.
He argues that the proactionary principle is the only clear, sane basis for legislation, making this a direct philosophical clash over how society should govern new technologies.
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