In 1896, critics claimed the bicycle was "the devil’s advance agent." In 1860, doctors swore trains traveling over 30 mph caused "instant insanity." Today, the panic has a new face and a $20 million price tag.

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Show Notes:

Tech News — AI Regulation & Lobbying

Anthropic to Donate $20M to AI Regulation-Backed PAC (Reuters)
Anthropic CEO Pushes Regulation Favoring Big Companies (Reason)
Context: Anthropic & OpenAI Plan IPO (YouTube)
Anthropic CEO: AI Will Surpass Humans Soon
Claude Identifies as DeepSeek — stevibe on X
Anthropic Can De-Anonymize Users — Lukasz Olejnik on X
AI’s Biggest Builders Are Now Its Biggest Lobbyists (Forbes)

Past Technology Panics

Does the Bicycle Make Women Cruel?
Edison Brings Electricity to New York City
The 1912 War on Fake Photos
War of the Worlds Panic Was Anti-Radio Propaganda
Victorian Fear of Railway Madness

Reese’s / Hershey Story

Reese’s Family Member Accuses Hershey of Cheaper Ingredients
Grandson of Reese’s Inventor Criticizes Hershey (AP News)

Obama & Aliens

Obama Says Aliens Are Real (Short)
Obama Clarifies Alien Comments

Music

Dirt and Sand — Strange Love

Panic from the Past

The Launch 🚀

Panic from the Past