David Sacks on AI companies should be liable for harms…

David Sacks

White House AI and crypto czar

I just don’t think the developer is in a position to know exactly how their product is being used.

AI Verified (Jul 13, 2026)

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David Sacks, quoted in Gerrit De Vynck, “One of sci-fi’s most difficult questions about AI is becoming real,” The Washington Post, July 13, 2026.

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AI companies should be liable for harms caused by their deployed models

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AI Verified Source context says AI companies should not be blamed when criminals use their technology; directly bears on liability. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Sacks says developers cannot know all product uses and the source says AI companies should not be blamed for criminal misuse; this supports against broad liability. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Washington Post (Jul. 13, 2026) quotes David Sacks verbatim in its AI-liability reporting. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI will create more jobs than it destroys

AI will increase demand for knowledge workers, not decrease it.

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Frontier AI labs should be required to contribute a share of their equity to a national fund that pays a dividend to every citizen

Nationalization of AI will accelerate the corporate-government fusion we’re already sliding toward.

AI Verified source (Jun 5, 2026)

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States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government

In December, President Trump signed an Executive Order [...] “One Rulebook.” This was in response to a growing patchwork [...] America's lead in the AI race.

AI Verified source (Mar 20, 2026)

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