Critics blast a16z for using 'little tech' mantle to fight AI safety regulation
peterwildeford · x · 2026-08-25
Nathan Calvin criticizes a16z for using the 'little tech' mantle to fight state-level transparency and safety regulations that would actually apply to highly capitalized companies. The author expresses hope that incidents like the Hugging Face breach would lead to a reevaluation of a16z's maximalist approach to opposing frontier AI safety regulation, but admits such hopes are premature. The post references an article by Matt Perault on the costs of shifting goalposts in state AI policy.
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