David Sacks, until recently Trump’s Crypto and AI Czar, had this to say yesterday, using the current situation as an occasion to champion his favorite points on US primacy and minimally regulating AI:This posted in response to a tweet by Commerce Secretary Howard LutnickThe CAISI report is here.While I don’t doubt the CAISI report per se, I am troubled by Sacks’ take, and wrote about it here:As argued here a couple days ago, I think the US should at least consider pivoting and trying to work with China towards AI for global good, rather than creating a new cold war that is likely to an end in uncomfortable way for all, with no clear winners.No posts
An open letter to David Sacks
China is closing the gap, but it’s not because we have too much regulation on AI
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David Sacks advocates for US AI dominance and light regulation; the author disputes this geopolitical stance. Competition-based AI policy risks mutual losses; managers should track export controls and foundation-model governance as the US-China dynamic sharpens.
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