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This week, David Sacks has been at the center of a national conversation that speaks volumes about power, policy, and money in AI, crypto, and Silicon Valley. There was no way Sacks was going to let a week go by quietly while carrying the titles of White House AI and Crypto Czar, special government employee, and ever-present venture capitalist. Axios reports the White House—where Sacks is now a special adviser—was embroiled in a headline feud with Anthropic, the high-profile AI lab behind the Claude chatbot, over the future of AI regulation. Sacks publicly accused Anthropic on X of waging a sophisticated regulatory capture campaign, intentionally stoking AI “doomer” fears to lock in policy advantages for itself and lock out emerging startups. This was more than just a spat: it showed a genuine philosophical split at the top of the U.S. AI establishment, with the White House warning that sky-is-falling lobbying risks killing innovation, even as advocates down the coast demand tougher guardrails.
TechCrunch describes how Sacks’s sharp accusations caused a stir among AI safety advocates, many of whom felt intimidated or singled out. In a string of widely shared social posts, Sacks doubled down, arguing that a frenzy for AI safety is more about power games than real risks. The Decoder details how Anthropic’s co-founder Jack Clark called Sacks’s comments “perplexing,” maintaining that the company’s support of California’s new AI transparency law was a last resort after Congressional gridlock.
On the business side, Axios broke news that Glue, a workplace collaboration startup Sacks co-founded, just closed a $20 million Series A led by Abstract Ventures. Craft Ventures, Sacks’s own fund, is an investor. Glue is reportedly aiming to rival Slack and highlights Sacks’s ability to straddle both high-stake government policy and competitive startup arenas.
Public appearances keep Sacks in the headlines too. Barely a week ago, according to SFist and the Examiner, Sacks was Marc Benioff’s surprise “very special guest” at Dreamforce, the country’s biggest tech conference. Though not an announced speaker, his fireside chat drew attention given his dual role as a Trump fund-raiser and government adviser.
Meanwhile, as Fortune reported, Sacks continues to shape the national mood on AI, posting viral threads arguing that the “doomer” narrative is exaggerated and that, so far, humanity has maintained the upper hand in the AI race—a stance echoing Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s more moderate views.
However, questions loom. According to NextGov, Congressional Democrats are actively investigating whether Sacks is violating federal rules by exceeding his 130-day per year government service limit, despite multiple ethics waivers. They’ve demanded transparency about whether he’s still financially exposed to the very industries he helps to regulate, raising the possibility of more political drama in the weeks ahead.
For real-time play-by-play, look no further than Sacks’s own X feed where his posts—sometimes acerbic, sometimes philosophical—continue to direct public debate. Thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an update on David Sacks. And remember, just search for “Biography Flash” for more great biographies.
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