David Sacks is the former White House AI czar. Recent coverage says he resigned, and that Trump is expected to name Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to succeed him. Sacks argued that no regulation is needed to slow OpenAI and Anthropic's frontier model development, saying product liability and markets already discipline risks, and questioned the independence of Anthropic's METR evaluator.
Reports: Trump to Name Clayton as AI TsarMultiple reports say Trump is expected to name Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as "AI tsar" to oversee US AI industry development, succeeding David Sacks, who resigned; the White House says any personnel announcement will come from the president.
David Sacks: No regulation needed to slow frontier modelsIn a Hacker News discussion, David Sacks argues that OpenAI and Anthropic do not need regulation to slow the development of frontier models; this is an opinion on the necessity of external pacing measures.
Ex-AI czar urges firms to slow downFormer White House AI czar David Sacks urged Anthropic and OpenAI to slow frontier development but rejected trading restraint for antitrust waivers or special approvals. He argued product liability and markets already discipline risks and questioned the independence of Anthropic’s METR evaluator.
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