The Sovereignty Question
The Inference — Issue 14: Tribal nations and Oklahoma cities draw their own lines on data centers. Four moratoria in three months. The Pope weighs in. The Energy Secretary disagrees.
Ai-Policy
15 postsThe Tariff Is the Test
The Inference — Issue 13: HB 2992 is signed. The Corporation Commission approves data center tariffs. The OCC primary decides who sits in that chair.
The Geothermal NOFO
The Inference — Issue 12: The federal government opens the widest geothermal window in a generation. Oklahoma has 22,000 abandoned wells and the geology to use them.
The Energy Geography of Intelligence
AI policy intelligence brief. Issue 11: Red and blue states converge on AI legislation. Oklahoma's bipartisan model faces federal preemption. HB 3173 dies. HB 2992 passes both chambers.
Seventy-Two Hours
AI policy intelligence brief. Issue 10: In eight days, GPT-5.5, DeepSeek V4, trade wars, Musk in court, and OG&E data center deals. Oklahoma has six days left.
The Geothermal Window
AI policy intelligence brief. Issue 9: The federal government opens the widest geothermal window in American history. Oklahoma is best positioned to walk through it.
The Ground Is Moving
AI policy intelligence brief. Issue 8: Maine passes first data center moratorium, AI governance acceleration, Oklahoma energy policy.
Lots of Firefighting, No Architecture
AI policy intelligence brief. Issue 7: Two companies warn of cyberattacks and economic disruption. Oklahoma passes twelve AI bills with combined margins of 261-12. The consensus exists. The architecture does not.
The Inference #6: The Oklahoma AI Session
AI policy intelligence for Oklahoma decision-makers. Issue 6 covers the full 2026 legislative session — 12 AI bills tracked, 4 passed, and what it means.
The World's Most Ambitious AI Law Is Already Retreating
AI policy intelligence brief. Issue 6: The Enforcement Illusion, EU AI Act Delays, Supreme Court on AI Authorship, Oklahoma's Data Center Energy Fight.
Two Acts, One Question: Who Consents to the Machines That Govern?
AI policy intelligence brief. Issue 5: The Social Contract Question, OpenClaw's Agent Explosion, Oklahoma's AI Bills Advance.
1,561 Bills vs. One Act: The Federal Fight to Kill State AI Law
AI policy intelligence brief. Issue 4: The Preemption Gambit, The Agent Problem, Oklahoma's AI Legislative Surge.
Oracle's Healthcare Data Monopoly: The Contract Nobody Can Find
AI policy intelligence brief. Issue 3: Oracle's Healthcare Data Monopoly, The Pre-Maxwell Phase, Oklahoma Energy Innovation.
Issue 1
The Inference — Issue 1
Strategy, Not Protest
Foundation isn't anti-tech. It's pro-human. The difference determines whether you get a seat at the table or a sign on the sidewalk.