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David Sacks

@davidsacks
232 posts
2026-01-19
Correct
2026-01-19 View on X
Axios

David Sacks and top MAGA influencers are publicly opposing House Foreign Affairs Chair Brian Mast's proposed AI OVERWATCH Act to regulate AI chip sales to China

Narrative violation: according to Blackrock, the U.S. does not have enough workers to meet surging demand for the construction boom. AI is creating too many jobs! https://www.axios.com/...
2026-01-19 View on X
Wired

The AI boom is driving an unprecedented wave of data center construction, but there aren't enough skilled workers, such as electricians, in the US to keep up

The AI boom is driving an unprecedented wave of data center construction, but there aren't enough skilled tradespeople in the US to keep up.

2026-01-18
Correct
2026-01-18 View on X
Axios

David Sacks and top MAGA influencers are publicly opposing House Foreign Affairs Chair Brian Mast's proposed AI OVERWATCH Act to regulate AI chip sales to China

But the accusations are flying fast.  — “The AI Overwatch Act (H.R. 6875) may sound like a good idea, but when you examine it closely …

Narrative violation: according to Blackrock, the U.S. does not have enough workers to meet surging demand for the construction boom. AI is creating too many jobs! https://www.axios.com/...
2026-01-18 View on X
Wired

The AI boom is driving an unprecedented wave of data center construction, but there aren't enough skilled workers in the US, such as electricians, to keep up

The AI boom is driving an unprecedented wave of data center construction, but there aren't enough skilled tradespeople in the US to keep up.

2026-01-17
Narrative violation: The largest AI data center uses roughly the same amount of water as two burger joints. There are over 200,000 fast food restaurants in the U.S. so this is a tiny amount. [image]
2026-01-17 View on X
The Guardian

The US EPA rules that xAI acted illegally by using dozens of methane gas turbines to power its Colossus 1 and Colossus 2 data centers in the Memphis area

Win for Memphis activists who say ‘Colossus’ facilities add extra pollution to already overburdened communities

Narrative violation: The largest AI data center uses roughly the same amount of water as two burger joints. There are over 200,000 fast food restaurants in the U.S. so this is a tiny amount. [image]
2026-01-17 View on X
SemiAnalysis

Analysis: Colossus 2, one of the world's largest AI datacenters, uses roughly the same water resources required to supply 2.5 typical In-N-Out Burger locations

It turns out, about twice that of a Burger restaurant. …

2025-12-26
Chamath's haters in absolute shambles right now. Congrats Bestie!
2025-12-26 View on X
The Information

Sources: Nvidia's licensing deal with Groq, which has raised ~$1.8B, includes payouts to Groq's key execs and investors, including BlackRock and Tiger Global

Nvidia stunned Silicon Valley on Wednesday by agreeing to pay about $20 billion to license technology from Groq …

2025-12-25
Chamath's haters in absolute shambles right now. Congrats Bestie!
2025-12-25 View on X
Bloomberg

Nvidia agrees to a licensing deal with Groq; CEO Jonathan Ross and other top executives will join Nvidia; Groq says it will continue operating independently

Nvidia Corp. agreed to a licensing deal with artificial intelligence startup Groq, furthering its investments in companies connected …

2025-12-13
Mike and I have our differences on tech policy but I appreciate his recognition that this E.O. is a win for President Trump, and that the administration listened to the concerns of stakeholders, took them into account, and is engaged in a constructive dialogue on next steps.
2025-12-13 View on X
Bloomberg

David Sacks says Trump's AI EO aims to ease companies' compliance burden and that the administration is working with Congress on a common AI oversight standard

Trump warns America can't regulate itself into defeat Bobby Allyn / NPR : Trump tech adviser David Sacks under fire over vast AI investments Samantha Dorisca / AfroTech : A New Exe...

Mike and I have our differences on tech policy but I appreciate his recognition that this E.O. is a win for President Trump, and that the administration listened to the concerns of stakeholders, took them into account, and is engaged in a constructive dialogue on next steps.
2025-12-13 View on X
Axios

Policymakers behind key state AI bills scoff at Trump's EO; some GOP governors are pushing ahead with their own AI bills; Steve Bannon says Sacks misled Trump

States are forging ahead with AI laws despite President Trump's new executive order aimed at reining them in.

2025-12-01
...Five months ago, five New York Times reporters were dispatched to create a story about my supposed conflicts of interest working as the White House AI & Crypto Czar.  Through a series of “fact checks” they revealed their accusations, which we debunked in detail... As it became clear that NYT wasn't interested in writing a fair story, I hired the law firm Clare Locke, which specializes in defamation law.  I'm attaching Clare Locke's letter to NYT so readers have full context on our interactions with NYT's reporters over the past several months.  [image]
2025-12-01 View on X
New York Times

How David Sacks' AI and crypto policies in Trump's White House benefit his investments, those of his Silicon Valley friends, and the All-In podcast he co-hosts

Calls Conflict Claims “Nothing Burger” Mike Pearl / Gizmodo : 438 Reasons to Doubt that David Sacks Should Work for the Federal Government Mark Toon / Protos : David Sacks sends si...

...Five months ago, five New York Times reporters were dispatched to create a story about my supposed conflicts of interest working as the White House AI & Crypto Czar.  Through a series of “fact checks” they revealed their accusations, which we debunked in detail... As it became clear that NYT wasn't interested in writing a fair story, I hired the law firm Clare Locke, which specializes in defamation law.  I'm attaching Clare Locke's letter to NYT so readers have full context on our interactions with NYT's reporters over the past several months.  [image]
2025-12-01 View on X
Axios

The reaction to NYT's David Sacks story aside, Sacks is pushing policies to help the US win the AI race, which also benefit him, his allies, and even his foes

Top of the Morning  —  I come here neither to praise nor pillory David Sacks, the venture capitalist who spends half …

2025-11-07
There will be no federal bailout for AI. The U.S. has at least 5 major frontier model companies. If one fails, others will take its place.
2025-11-07 View on X
Bloomberg

Sam Altman says OpenAI doesn't want government guarantees for data centers and expects to fund investments with revenues hitting “hundreds of billions by 2030”

company continues to lobby for financial support from the industry Victor Tangermann / Futurism : Trump Admin Says It's Not Bailing Out the AI Industry Regardless of How Hard It Cr...

The two biggest narratives about AI right now are that (1) it's a massive bubble (i.e. totally fake) and (2) about to give rise to superintelligence (i.e. totally real). Both narratives can be fake (which is what I believe) but it's very unlikely that both can be true.
2025-11-07 View on X
Bloomberg

Sam Altman says OpenAI doesn't want government guarantees for data centers and expects to fund investments with revenues hitting “hundreds of billions by 2030”

company continues to lobby for financial support from the industry Victor Tangermann / Futurism : Trump Admin Says It's Not Bailing Out the AI Industry Regardless of How Hard It Cr...

2025-11-06
There will be no federal bailout for AI. The U.S. has at least 5 major frontier model companies. If one fails, others will take its place.
2025-11-06 View on X
Wall Street Journal

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar says an “IPO is not on the cards right now”, and that OpenAI hopes the US government will “backstop” financing of its data center deals

Sarah Friar says the AI giant could reach break-even quickly and would like government backstop on data-center investments

2025-11-03
It's the humans you have to worry about. The computers just do what they're told.
2025-11-03 View on X
The Information

Court docs: in a deposition, Ilya Sutskever discussed conflicts at OpenAI that he sent to board members before Sam Altman's firing, his OpenAI exit, and more

Anthropic initially expressed “excitement” about a possible merger with OpenAI two years ago, after OpenAI's board fired CEO Sam Altman …

2025-10-23
China is exporting Huawei chips + DeepSeek models to the Global South. If we don't make it just as easy to export the American AI stack, we will forfeit this technology race in large parts of the world. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
2025-10-23 View on X
Bloomberg

A look at DeepSeek's rise in Africa, as China's lightweight, low-cost AI models make inroads into the continent via tech infrastructure built by Huawei and ZTE

Bloomberg : X: @saritharai , @kyleichan , and @davidsacks . Bluesky: @wavesblog . Forums: r/technology X: Saritha Rai / @saritharai : A deep dive into DeepSeek's surge in Africa &...

2025-10-21
The leading funder of lawfare and dirty tricks against President Trump wants you to know that “Anthropic is one of the good guys.” Thanks for clarifying that. All we needed to know.
2025-10-21 View on X
CNBC

Reid Hoffman calls Anthropic “one of the good guys” after David Sacks accused the company of running a “regulatory capture strategy based on fear-mongering”

you're always welcome to the debate club @reidhoffman! David Sacks / @davidsacks : The leading funder of lawfare and dirty tricks against President Trump wants you to know that “An...

I read your post.  It claims that the controversy surrounding Anthropic is about AI safety research.  This is not true; in fact, it's misdirection.  The real issue is not research but rather Anthropic's agenda to backdoor Woke AI and other AI regulations through Blue states like California.  This is not surprising since Anthropic hired the Biden AI team, which gave us Biden's Woke AI executive order and the Biden Diffusion Rule...
2025-10-21 View on X
CNBC

Reid Hoffman calls Anthropic “one of the good guys” after David Sacks accused the company of running a “regulatory capture strategy based on fear-mongering”

you're always welcome to the debate club @reidhoffman! David Sacks / @davidsacks : The leading funder of lawfare and dirty tricks against President Trump wants you to know that “An...

The leading funder of lawfare and dirty tricks against President Trump wants you to know that “Anthropic is one of the good guys.” Thanks for clarifying that. All we needed to know.
2025-10-21 View on X
CNBC

Dario Amodei addresses “inaccurate claims” about Anthropic's policy stances after David Sacks said the “real issue” is “Anthropic's agenda to backdoor Woke AI”

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei addressed “inaccurate claims” about the artificial intelligence …