Can the AI Industry Regulate Itself? Stripe Wants PayPal, China Catches Up, NY Bans Datacenters
All-In Podcast
Jul 18, 2026
The hosts argue that a self-regulatory organization (SRO) modeled after FINRA is the most viable path to oversee AI development without stifling innovation. They warn that government-led 'FAA-style' regulation will lead to regulatory capture, kill open-source competition, and cause the U.S. to lose the AI race to China.
Key insight: Researchers at Calico and Revel Pharma used AI-driven directed evolution to create an enzyme that eliminated 55% of age-related CML proteins in elderly human skin, effectively reversing the tissue's age to that of a 31-year-old.
