A look at a16z's rising influence over Trump-era AI policy, in part due to Marc Andreessen's ties to Trump; an ex-WH official says a16z arguably has veto power
Silicon Valley's richest venture capital firm emerges as a “lobbying juggernaut” for minimal AI regulation.
a16z's top lobbyist is the first call for many WH officials and Republican House aides considering AI policy moves — including last year's push to preempt state AI laws via the must-pass defense bill. When that didn't work, a16z helped advise on the state AI executive order: [ima…
This is a very good piece, but a big reason for a16z's success is that there is not really anyone pushing back. There is just not a significant force in US politics trying to regulate contemporary AI products.
An inside look into how Silicon Valley's richest venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is shaping federal and state AI policy, w/ @omaseddiq: https://www.bloomberg.com/...
NEW: Andreessen Horowitz has rapidly emerged as a key driver of AI policy in Washington From massive influence spending, to forming ties with White House and Congress, and pushing an agenda for “little tech” — the VC is making waves W/@birnbaum_e: https://www.bloomberg.com/...
a16z represents small startups, which it says cannot handle onerous regulations. It also represents those startups' ability to get very big and get acquired by bigger firms. That's how lots of VCs make money. That tension results in anecdotes like this below, from New York: [imag…