In this conversation, we talk with Aaron Slodov. Aaron's the founder of the stealth startup Atomic Industries where they're building the future of manufacturing with the goal of building a more efficient and less wasteful world.
Chapters
00:00 Introducing Aaron Slodov
00:35 Why technology policy matters
02:00 Autonomous vehicles and testing grounds
04:15 AI and the pace of policy
06:08 Proactive decisions and human oversight
08:46 Resource allocation and representation
10:43 Experiments in governance
12:32 AI-informed leadership and power
14:19 Information abundance and its tradeoffs
16:16 Craftsmanship and the physical world
17:56 Solarpunk and changing work
20:05 Deep tech and meaningful problems
23:18 Atomic and manufacturing bottlenecks
24:13 Apprenticeships and new industrial skills
28:07 Tools that extend skilled work
30:02 Automation and supply chains
32:11 A more proactive future
34:44 Connecting and sharing deep-tech work
Links
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