Former a16z GP John O'Farrell criticizes the AI industry and his ex-partners for spending hundreds of millions to fight regulation, calling it “a huge mistake”
I first came to America from Ireland in 1984, as a young engineer about to attend business school.
New York Times John O'Farrell
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@julia_hornstein
Julia Hornstein
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wow oh wow, a16z's first outside gp @johnofa in @nytopinion today: [image]
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@teddyschleifer
Teddy Schleifer
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I reported last month that @johnofa, one of the first partners at Andreessen Horowitz, left his role at the firm due to political disagreements with Marc + Ben. Today, he's expanding on that in a column in NYT. “Some of the most powerful players in A.I. — led by some of my
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@julia_hornstein
Julia Hornstein
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“The message to every other legislator seems clear: Touch A.I. regulation, and we will come for you, too.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@hyams
Chris Hyams
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John was the first non-founder GP at a16z. He explains with absolute clarity how a small group of billionaires is working to subvert the democratic process and prevent everyday Americans from having a say in how AI will be governed. Thank you @johnofa. https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@mikeisaac
Rat King
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sharp, sobering piece from @johnofa, a16z's first general partner, on the rise of AI, regulation, and the cues the valley is taking from how it handled its headlong push into crypto [image]
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@roybahat
Roy E. Bahat
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Important statement about the integrity of our democratic process in the era of AI (wealth) https://www.nytimes.com/... Thank you @johnofa
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@william_fitz
William Fitzgerald
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Wow. One of Silicon Valley's powerful insiders @johnofa speaks out against tech oligarchs using their billions to buy silence from politicians who seek to regulate them. Good on him. https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@needhibhalla
Needhi Bhalla
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“The playbook we're seeing comes from the crypto industry, which successfully neutered efforts to regulate it by spending tens of millions of dollars to help defeat pro-regulation candidates and elect industry-friendly politicians in 2024.” — www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/o...
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@bpfinn55
Brian Finn
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This is the debate we should be having rather than building arches and renaming performing arts centers...or ill prepared wars of choice against Iran and how to counter its economic effects. But with a self-indulgent narcissist in the Oval Office, this debate won't happen.
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Walt Baldwin
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The rise of the A.I. industry demands a national conversation about how to share its potential benefits widely while addressing people's legitimate fears. That conversation is beginning to happen, between unions, child safety advocates, civil rights organizations, economists and…