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How David Sacks plunged and burned in the White House
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The Trump administration pulled a 180 on AI oversight, inducing Sacks’ worst nightmare: more government regulation on technology.
Key facts
- The Trump administration pulled a 180 on AI oversight, inducing Sacks’ worst nightmare: more government regulation on technology
- On Monday, The New York Times reported that the White House was considering having the government review AI models before release
- Now, the Trump administration has seemingly pulled a 180, demanding federal oversight and vetting of pre-market models
- And third, David Sacks was pushed out of his job as the AI and crypto czar, giving Silicon Valley one less mechanism to pitch an industry-friendly, “innovation-at-all-costs” agenda to Trump himself
Summary
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter exclusively for Verge subscribers about tech, politics, and Washington intrigue. (It’s House of Cards, but for nerds.) Not a subscriber yet? On Monday, The New York Times reported that the White House was considering having the government review AI models before release. But to Washington, the shift in the White House’s policy was due to three major changes. And third, David Sacks was pushed out of his job as the AI and crypto czar, giving Silicon Valley one less mechanism to pitch an industry-friendly, “innovation-at-all-costs” agenda to Trump himself.