David Sacks: OpenAI and Anthropic don't need regulations to pace frontier models

petrusenko_max · x · 2026-09-14

David Sacks says OpenAI and Anthropic don't need regulations to pace frontier AI models, comments that drew discussion on Hacker News.

The statement directly contrasts with Dario Amodei's recent essay calling for "pacing" AI development — an idea endorsed by Sam Altman and Elon Musk — and echoes Sacks's earlier critique of Amodei's essay as self-serving.

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