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Glad to see @AdamThierer bring Hayek into the AI-safety debate. CFJ has been developing the APE case: dispersed knowledge explains certification’s limits; Public Choice explains regulatory moats. Our Sept. 4 essay: truthonthemarket.com/2026/09…
CFJ applauds the White House AI accord’s emphasis on voluntary controls, monitoring, outside audits and correction throughout development and deployment. Safety must be built into the process. A government stamp cannot certify uncertainty away. npr.org/2026/09/30/nx-s1-598…
CFJ has made this case for months through applied Austrian economics (APE), integrating Austrian economics with Public Choice: safety requires discovery; regulation can protect incumbents. Our Sept. 4 essay laid out the alternative: truthonthemarket.com/2026/09…
Prices are discovered through offers and refusals. Rules that chill targeted discounts can erase transactions before anyone can count them. Deception deserves enforcement; a different offer alone needs no alibi.
A different price is not automatically consumer harm. Targeted discounts can bring price-sensitive buyers into the market. CFJ urges the FTC to protect genuine discounts and test actual harm. Read our comments: regulations.gov/comment/FTC-…
The hardest consumer loss to see is the discount never offered. A broad FTC disclosure duty could chill price experiments and favor firms with big compliance teams. Our comments urge proof of harm, not a presumption: regulations.gov/comment/FTC-…
A government of laws, not of men.
Committee for Justice retweeted
Had a great time discussing a wide range of topics including SCOTUS, antitrust, tech policy, and the rule of law with @VanceGinn on the Let People Prosper podcast. Also, Happy Constitution Day!
Replying to @VanceGinn
Don't miss this discussion wth with @andashleysays of @CmteForJustice!
Watch/listen/show notes: vanceginn.substack.com/p/8b3…
Committee for Justice retweeted
How much power should unelected federal agencies have?
Ashley Baker (@andashleysays) of @CmteForJustice joins me on episode 216 of the Let People Prosper Show to discuss:
- FTC power
- SCOTUS & Trump v. Slaughter
- Antitrust enforcement
- Regulatory costs
- Competition & innovation
The Constitution limits government power for a reason.
Committee for Justice retweeted
The Constitution has endured because it is a singular book of rules, ratified by the people, that cannot be changed without their consent. In a radical departure from the British system, the Founders decided what the government cannot do and deliberately wrote it down in one place.
Today marks the 239th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution - but RNLA members proudly support our greatest founding document every day.
We are forever grateful to the brave Founders who risked their lives to begin our glorious Revolution and to establish the greatest country in human history.
Happy Constitution Day, America!
On this Constitution Day, CFJ celebrates our magnificent governing document and one of its most important yet misunderstood provisions.
Treat patents and copyrights as government-granted and they become permissions government may readily weaken or withdraw.
Treat them as property rights government exists to secure and the presumption runs the other way.
We have made this case for months: AI safety improves when builders have incentives to test, delay, learn and correct—not when government claims it can certify a finished model as “safe.” Mark Zuckerberg has now offered a powerful real-world example. xitter.cf/finkd/status/209999709…
Last month I wrote about how we can build a positive and safe future for everyone: meta.com/thefutureisforevery…
Every lab has the responsibility and incentive to move at the pace required to train its models safely, and the ability to take its own actions to ensure that happens.
The reality is:
- People won't want to use agents that are misaligned with them and that don't do what they ask, so labs have a strong natural incentive to make their models more aligned.
There is a lot of debate about slowing progress on capabilities until alignment catches up. My view is that trust and alignment are quickly becoming the most important capabilities that will differentiate agents and models. Any lab that doesn't focus on alignment will fall behind.
- Labs face significant liability if their models cause harm, so they have a strong incentive to prevent this as well.
Meta delayed shipping Muse for several months to focus on safety and security. We didn't call for everyone else to do this before we would. We just did it as part of our day-to-day work because it was clearly the right thing for people and for us. I'm proud of the security foundations we've built.
- Engaging independent evaluators and advisors is industry best practice. MSL already does this today in several areas because it helps produce better work. Other labs can just do this too. In general, it would be helpful for there to be a larger and more diverse ecosystem of evaluators.
- Committing the significant majority of compute towards serving people rather than racing towards recursive self-improvement is one of the best ways to ensure we develop this technology safely. Meta has made this commitment and other labs can do this as well.
I believe the key to building a positive future for everyone is maintaining the right balance of power. This is within our power to do.
This is applied Austrian economics in practice. AI safety is a discovery process: design, test, deploy carefully, monitor, learn and improve. Public Choice supplies the warning: centralized approval invites knowledge failures, political incentives and regulatory moats.
The goal is safer AI—not AI stamped “safe.” Favor market-driven testing, transparency and liability tied to control and fault. Reject an FDA for AI that tests a “finished” product, freezes current methods and turns assurance into permission. More: truthonthemarket.com/2026/09…











