with @DavidSacks @pmarca @bhorowitz @eriktorenberg
Today’s episode features David Sacks, the Trump administration’s “AI and crypto czar," in conversation with a16z cofounders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, and General Partner Erik Torenberg.
They dig into:
- how the U.S. is approaching AI and crypto policy,
- the fight over open source software,
- the status of tech regulation and legislation (like the CLARITY Act for crypto),
- what’s at stake in the geopolitical race with China, and more
This episode is a special crossover with the a16z podcast, which you can follow for more conversations like this.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:16 David Sacks on Crypto and AI Policy
02:34 Trump's Vision for Crypto
06:16 The Crypto Crackdown and Debanking Years
08:58 AI Regulatory Capture and Gatekeeping
11:30 How Permissionless Innovation Built Silicon Valley
16:21 "Woke" vs. Orwellian AI
21:48 When AGI?
24:29 Polytheistic AI and "End-to-End" Humans
31:07 The Future of AI: Controlled or Decentralized?
37:13 Open Source and Global Competition
41:53 The AI Race: US vs China
46:32 Amping Up Energy and Infrastructure
47:17 Cultural Divides Over the American Tech Stack
55:01 The European approach and Doomerism
01:06:14 Crypto and the Legislative Process (GENIUS, CLARITY)
01:11:13 The Future of the Democratic Party
01:14:12 San Francisco Politics
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