OpenAtom 2: AI is Nuclear Fission

Analogies Matter

Of course, the fictional OpenAtom did not exist and we know the real history.

Nuclear fission was a historic discontinuity. It rapidly and permanently altered the global balance of power, re-invented…

OpenAtom 3: AI is a National Imperative

Democracies Must Lead

In facing the question of AI, we must get our “why” right. If we understand “why” we must lean into AI as a society, that will guide us to the right decision on “what” we should do and “how” we should approach…

OpenAtom 1: What If Oppenheimer Built AI?

Let’s indulge in a bit of historical fiction.

Imagine for a moment it is the late 1920s. Physicists are leaving Newtonian physics behind and delving deep within the realm of the unimaginably small. Einstein has reshaped physicists’…

OpenAtom 4: Charting our AI Course

Opportunities and Dangers to Rally a Nation

OpenAtom 4: Charting Our National AI Course

National policy is often an exercise in duality. We challenge the Federal Reserve to keep inflation…