Silicon Slopes

I'm raising four kids on the Wasatch Front. The Great Salt Lake is turning to dust, and the dust is turning toward us. Every spring, the dry bed of the Great Salt Lake rises into the air, carrying arsenic, and settles over the valley where they sleep. We divert most of the water that would refill the lake to grow alfalfa, and nearly a third of that crop is shipped overseas, much of it to China. The water goes with it. This piece in Utahn is the clearest account I've read. It gives the skeptics their say, credits what the state is already doing, and still makes the stakes impossible to miss. Read here: utahn.com/the-water-we-s…

Silicon Slopes on the national stage.

Mitt is right that AI is our highest and most urgent national priority. I don't believe we're going to see mass unemployment. AI will take many jobs, but it's likely to create just as many as it takes (if not more). The current data and history itself suggest this is the most likely outcome. We're more likely to face extinction from nuclear weapons than AI, which is why we should end all of these pointless wars that have us on the brink of World War III. Those who say AI will lead to the extinction of humanity have an obligation to answer a simple question: How will that happen exactly? It's math, algorithms, data, and advanced fabrication. How will that kill us on its own? That said, AI weapons, pathogens, and surveillance are critical issues that our leadership class has completely failed to address. We are in a crisis, but the technology itself is not the crisis. It's a total lack of leadership in every sector of society. This lack of leadership has put us on an accelerated path toward totalitarianism. That should be our biggest fear. And it's why we should resist things like UBI, government control over AI companies, and the use of this technology to surveil our own citizens or to murder innocent people.

Anthropic is calling for a collective pause (or slowdown) in AI development. They must know this isn't going to happen, which makes one wonder why they're calling for it anyway. Is this their Pontius Pilate moment? Washing their hands of whatever comes next.

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On data centers, AI, and the future of humanity: now is a time for leadership.

I recently traveled to Vanuatu to launch The CEO Project.

Is this a done deal? 40,000 acres is a lot. Never heard of this until two days ago.

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StartFEST is back. Utah's original startup festival returns June 23 and 24 at the Mountain America Event Center at Loveland Living Planet Aquarium. StartFEST 2026 will feature six tracks: AI, Funding, Self-Leadership, Marketing, Sales, and Operations. Thousands of entrepreneurs, founders, and operators. Two days of learning and connection. Keynotes, workshops, and presentations you won't find anywhere else. Learn more: siliconslopes.com/startfest

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