"AI safety groups that spoke with TechCrunch say the allegations from Sacks and OpenAI are Silicon Valley's latest attempt to intimidate its critics, but certainly not the first. In 2024, some venture capital firms spread rumors that a California AI safety bill, SB 1047, would send startup founders to jail. The Brookings Institution labeled the rumor as one of many " misrepresentations " about the bill, but Governor Gavin Newsom ultimately vetoed it anyway."
"On Tuesday, Sacks wrote a post on X alleging that Anthropic - which has raised concerns over AI's ability to contribute to unemployment, cyberattacks, and catastrophic harms to society - is simply fearmongering to get laws passed that will benefit itself and drown out smaller startups in paperwork. Anthropic was the only major AI lab to endorse California's Senate Bill 53 (SB 53), a bill that sets safety reporting requirements for large AI companies, which"
David Sacks and OpenAI Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon publicly alleged that some AI safety advocates act out of self-interest or on behalf of wealthy backers. AI safety organizations view those allegations as part of a Silicon Valley pattern of intimidating critics, recalling 2024 rumors by venture firms about SB 1047 that Brookings called misrepresentations and that Governor Newsom later vetoed. Several nonprofit leaders requested anonymity to avoid retaliation. The dispute highlights a broader tension between building AI responsibly and building AI as a mass consumer product, and it intersects with new California laws and debates over industry practices.
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