AI Regulation Debate: Do Independent Audits Threaten Startups?
ShakeelHashim · x · 2026-07-22
Countering the anti-regulation narrative that independent audits will crush AI startups, the author points out that bills like SB 315 and the Massachusetts bill apply exclusively to companies with over $500m in gross revenue.
Therefore, startups will not be priced out of compliance. The author also notes the opposing voice is backed by an a16z-funded lobbying network.
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