Trust tech or institutions? The core SF-DC divide on AI governance
RishiBommasani · x · 2026-09-29
Stanford's Rishi Bommasani argues the intellectual SF-DC divide boils down to whether you trust technologies or institutions to implement AI policies. Citing Nathan Calvin's retort to Jensen Huang — an excellent engineer, but engineering isn't the only way to solve problems, laws exist too — the thread captures the collision between Silicon Valley's "engineering solves everything" mindset and policy circles' push for regulatory frameworks.
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