Andreessen slams AI decelerationists: their regulation will rob the country of prosperity
beffjezos · x · 2026-09-15
Marc Andreessen (@beffjezos) quote-tweeted @Apollosol's plea not to let those who killed nuclear energy kill AI too, launching a sharp attack on AI decelerationists. He calls them confused idiots who spread panic and fear and leave irreversible economic damage through regulation that robs the country of massive prosperity — a signature e/acc argument framing AI regulation as repeating nuclear energy's regulatory mistakes.
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