Author retracts 'a16z partner calls for nationalising frontier AI' post: likely a troll
S_OhEigeartaigh · x · 2026-09-11
- S. Ó hÉigeartaigh posted that an a16z partner, long opposed to frontier AI regulation, had called for nationalising frontier AI labs to research dangerous capabilities safely — prompting discussion of strict controls on frontier models vs light touch elsewhere.
- He then updated: the claim was likely trolling, asking "how are you even supposed to tell these days."
- The episode doubles as AI-circle drama and a cautionary tale about unverifiable screenshots in a polarised debate.
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