The Frontier

The Frontier

The Foundation for American Innovation champions the technology, talent, and ideas essential to American prosperity, security, and flourishing. www.frontier.thefai.org

  1. 1 day ago

    The Living Group House with Max Bodach

    Tim Hwang and Rachel Reses are joined by FAI Executive Vice President Max Bodach to talk through FAI’s 2026 Field Guide to the Tribes of Silicon Valley. We cover: how this taxonomy helps DC decision-makers draw distinctions between groups trying to influence them on AI policy and governance, whether ideology is downstream of the business or technology someone is designing, why our tech leaders’ propensity for writing long essays is actually good for the tradition of living debate, and when we’ll get our first postrat member of Congress. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.frontier.thefai.org

    The Living Group House with Max Bodach

  2. 5 Oct

    The New Intelligence State with Samo Burja

    Tim Hwang and Rachel Reses are joined by FAI Non-Resident Senior Fellow and Bismarck Analysis president and founder Samo Burja to dissect the frontier lab as an institution. We cover: whether frontier labs are fundamentally different from a typical corporation, why American labs haven’t adopted a Space Race-era ethos centered on beating our adversaries, what it would mean for AI to become a utility, and whether software engineers are overidentifying as shape rotators. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.frontier.thefai.org

    The New Intelligence State with Samo Burja

  3. 24 Sept

    It’s Raining, Men with Augustus Doricko and Ian Banks

    Tim Hwang is joined by Rainmaker founder and CEO Augustus Doricko and FAI Director of Science and Innovation Ian Banks to discuss Rainmaker’s role in the deployment of cloud seeding technology. We cover: how innovators in weather modification can build trust around safety and efficacy, what “water rights” look like when said water is still in the sky, why scale is what determines whether cloud seeding is a science project or an efficient mode of infrastructure, and whether you’d need more drones for a cloud seeding operation or a really great LED drone show. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.frontier.thefai.org

    It’s Raining, Men with Augustus Doricko and Ian Banks

  4. 15 Sept

    Labor Days with Sam Manning

    Tim Hwang is joined by FAI Non-Resident Senior Fellow Sam Manning to talk about what we know (and mostly what we don’t) about how AI is impacting jobs. We cover: explaining why AI hasn’t had a massive impact on employment so far, second-mover advantages in AI adoption, policymaking under conditions of epistemic uncertainty, and the Manning 2028 platform for AI and labor. Listen on Spotify: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.frontier.thefai.org

    Labor Days with Sam Manning

  5. 4 Sept

    Head in the Clouds with Gavin Fry and Isaiah Menning

    Tim Hwang and Rachel Reses are joined by FAI Research Fellows Gavin Fry and Isaiah Menning to discuss the current state of weather modification science and technology. We cover: how to get the government to keep pace with new research in weather modification, why Utah’s investment in cloud seeding increased twentyfold in recent years, how conservatives should think about mankind’s relationship with nature, and whether we need a jumbo cloud chamber installed at a national lab. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.frontier.thefai.org

    Head in the Clouds with Gavin Fry and Isaiah Menning

  6. 27 Aug

    Robots and Reindustrialization with Amelia Michael

    Tim Hwang and Rachel Reses are joined by FAI Non-Resident Fellow and Center for Technology and Statecraft Research Fellow Amelia Michael to talk about the economic and political impact from the coming wave of robotics. We cover: why no one really seems to know what a robot is, scaling laws, how quickly we might reindustrialize, whether robot competition is like AI competition, and what being inside the factory of the future might feel like. Listen on Spotify: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.frontier.thefai.org

    Robots and Reindustrialization with Amelia Michael

  7. 21 Aug

    Data Center Politics with Avery James

    Tim Hwang and Rachel Reses are joined by Avery James, Communications Director at Echelon Insights, to talk about what the latest polling reveals about the politics of the data center. We cover: why data centers have become a special target of hatred in American politics, how the frontier labs should navigate 2028, the ethics of yelling at Mark Zuckerberg, and what a surging DSA bodes for the future of AGI. Listen on Spotify: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.frontier.thefai.org

    Data Center Politics with Avery James

  8. 13 Aug

    For Flock's Sake with Charles Fain Lehman and Autumn Billings

    Tim Hwang and Rachel Reses are joined by Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Charles Fain Lehman and Reason Assistant Editor Autumn Billings to sort out the merits of the recent backlash against Flock’s automatic license plate readers (ALPRs). We cover: what’s driving the animus against Flock, whether police departments can minimize the privacy risks and maximize the safety benefits of ALPRs, how to weigh the tradeoffs between efficiency and transparency in law enforcement reporting, and whether traffic surveillance will ruin the thrill of low-level speeding on the highway. Read with us— * “In Defense of Flock,” by Charles Fain Lehman in The Atlantic * “Georgia Has Arrested At Least 20 Individuals for Misusing the Flock Surveillance Database,” by Autumn Billings in Reason This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.frontier.thefai.org

    For Flock's Sake with Charles Fain Lehman and Autumn Billings
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The Foundation for American Innovation champions the technology, talent, and ideas essential to American prosperity, security, and flourishing. www.frontier.thefai.org

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  • Creator
    The Frontier
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    27
  • Rating
    Clean
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