David Sacks
ON THE RECORD · 13 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“From meeting Xi Jinping at Andrews Air Force Base to having a flyover for Xi as well, this is not something afforded to any US ally,”
David Sacks · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-23
Sacks described Trump's planned extravagant welcome for Xi as unprecedented, noting no US ally receives such treatment.
“It's quite, quite stunning,”
David Sacks · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-23
Sacks expressed astonishment at the level of pomp planned for Xi's state visit.
“much less an adversary like China.”
David Sacks · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-23
Sacks noted that the lavish welcome is not afforded to any US ally, much less an adversary like China.
“I think the starting point for talking about AI regulation is to realize the regulations that we already have,”
David Sacks · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-19
Sacks, who previously served as White House AI and crypto czar, indicated at a Politico conference that new AI regulations were not necessarily needed.
“We have a highly regulated administrative state, and we already have a lot of laws and regulations that pertain to AI. And we have a lot of administrative agencies that promulgate regulations related to AI,”
David Sacks · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-19
Sacks argued at a Politico conference that the U.S. already has extensive laws, regulations, and administrative agencies that pertain to AI.
“We're in an election season, and there is an incentive for political actors to try and amplify the fear.”
David Sacks · said 2026-09-13 · reported 2026-09-16
Sacks told CBS News this weekend that political actors have an incentive to amplify fear during election season.
“I think this is becoming a panic,”
David Sacks · said 2026-09-13 · reported 2026-09-16
Sacks said in a CBS News interview this weekend that concerns about AI are becoming a panic driven by election-season politics.
“decision to be responsible.”
David Sacks · said 2026-09-12 · reported 2026-09-13
Sacks wrote on X that he supports OpenAI and Anthropic's decision to slow AI development if they believe their models warrant it.
“You are the ones setting it. The easiest way not to build superintelligence is for you to agree not to build it. Demanding your preferred regulatory framework as the price of that will look like blackmail of the public and the political system. So just do it.”
David Sacks · said 2026-09-12 · reported 2026-09-13
Sacks argued that OpenAI and Anthropic should voluntarily agree not to build superintelligence without demanding regulatory frameworks.
“So go ahead and pace the frontier,”
David Sacks · said 2026-09-12 · reported 2026-09-13
Sacks wrote on X encouraging OpenAI and Anthropic to pace the frontier on their own.
“stop pretending you need anyone else's permission,”
David Sacks · said 2026-09-12 · reported 2026-09-13
Sacks wrote on X that OpenAI and Anthropic should stop pretending they need others' permission to slow down.
“[The warnings are] designed to scare the public about AI so that these NGOs can implement their preferred approach to AI, which is a government takeover,”
David Sacks · said 2026-09-10 · reported 2026-09-13
Sacks pushed back against AI warnings like Amodei's, arguing they are designed to scare the public to enable a government takeover of AI.
“it is simply good business for OpenAI and Anthropic to trade some raw power for reliability and predictability.”
David Sacks · said 2026-09-12 · reported 2026-09-13
Sacks argued that reducing AI power for reliability is good business given potential product-liability exposure.