David Sacks

One camp sees a 'job apocalypse' and mass unemployment ahead; the other sees a great leap forward for society. Put me in the second camp — with a few caveats. AI Verified source (2026)

If you have to report to 50 different state regulators at 50 different times with 50 different definitions, it's extremely onerous. And it's going to slow down innovation, and it's going to hinder our progress in the AI race. AI Verified source (2025)

This was in response to a growing patchwork of 50 different state regulatory regimes that threaten to stifle innovation and jeopardize America's lead in the AI race. [...] In December, President Trump signed an Executive Order tasking us with the dev... more AI Verified source (2026)

Signs you might be trying to get your frontier AI lab nationalized: You compare it to nukes… threaten half of white-collar jobs… warn recursive self-improvement could end humanity… then race ahead anyway. In other words, you want the government to sa... more Unverified source (2026)

AI has become the new climate change. It's this imminent catastrophe that is requiring all this government intervention. But there's very little evidence to support it. AI Verified source (2026)

Nationalization of AI will accelerate the corporate-government fusion we're already sliding toward. [...] America won't win the AI race if we beat China but end up with a CCP-style social credit system in the U.S. AI Verified source (2026)

THE LEADING AMERICAN SEMICONDUCTOR SHOULD NOT GO TO CHINA, BUT WE HAVE EXPORT CONTROLS [...] I DON'T THINK THAT WE NEED A NEW GLOBALIZED REGIME [...] Unverified source (2025)

The change in the EO from a 90 day to 30 day period is a game changer because it allows our AI labs to comply with the voluntary framework without delaying new model releases. AI Verified source (2026)

[The executive order] expressly forbids the creation of a new licensing, preclearance, or permitting regime. AI Verified source (2026)

The Left envisions a post-economic order in which people stop working and instead receive government benefits. In other words, everyone on welfare. This is their fantasy; it's not going to happen. AI Verified source (2025)

Correct. [Sacks' one-word reply agreeing with a social media post characterizing the AI OVERWATCH Act — which would give Congress power to review and block AI chip exports — as "an assault on presidential authority"] AI Verified source (2026)