Sacks — Trump's 'AI Czar' Against Any AI Restrictions

The Guardian published a profile of David Sacks — co-founder of Craft Ventures and former 'AI Czar' of Trump, who is pushing for the US to abandon any AI restrictions and called the call by 100+ researchers for independent model evaluations 'pseudoscience'.

Compiled by Sergey KostenchukPublished 2026-09-21Updated 2026-09-21

2026-09-21 Safety Anthropic

🛡 Sacks — Trump's 'AI Czar' Against Any AI Restrictions

The Guardian published a profile of David Sacks — co-founder of Craft Ventures and former 'AI Czar' of Trump. He convinced the president against any AI restrictions, contrary to part of his own party. 100+ scientists, including Hinton and Russell, called for independent model evaluations; Sacks responded on X: 'pseudoscience', 'censorship and control'.

🌍 Sacks determines the US federal course on AI: the December 2025 executive order suspended state laws, in May 2026 the state review of models was canceled. He has stakes in AI companies, the Craft Ventures portfolio includes SpaceX, Anduril, and Palantir.

👤 For those following AI safety: the US is moving towards minimal regulation, and independent model audit is rejected by the one who forms it — with a personal financial interest in the industry.

Source 1: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/20/david-sacks-trump-ai-czar Source 2: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49782644

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