Trump's AI Whisperer Sacks Defies Calls for Regulation Amidst AI Apocalypse Fears

David Sacks, a prominent billionaire venture capitalist and former AI and crypto czar to President Trump, has been pushing back against calls for regulation of powerful artificial intelligence models.

Sacks believes that regulation will erase the US lead in the global AI race and has counseled the president to give a soft touch to AI regulation. He has worked behind the scenes to help push executive orders and other measures aimed at loosening restrictions on the technology.

In recent weeks, more than 100 AI researchers, professors, and technologists signed a public letter urging third-party evaluations of AI models and outlining how that should be done. Sacks dismissed the letter, calling third-party evaluations 'pseudoscience' and 'censorship and control'. He also accused the signatories of having an agenda not in the public's best interest.

Sacks has been a vocal advocate for limited regulation of AI, despite being in the minority among his peers. His views align with those of President Trump, who has called the perceived dangers of AI a 'hoax' and a 'scam'. Sacks has direct financial stakes in multiple AI companies and has worked to influence policy on their behalf.