David Sacks slams Sanders AI bill: loose ASI definition, 20-year prison terms would freeze industry
kevinnbass · x · 2026-09-29
White House AI chief David Sacks criticized Bernie Sanders' AI bill: its definition of artificial superintelligence is so loose that "we could argue we've already hit those thresholds," and developers face up to 20 years in prison, creating a massive chilling effect. He argued Democrats want to do to AI what they did to crypto—driving the entire industry and innovators offshore. Host Jason Calacanis suggested companies would just move to Singapore or Zurich.
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