An Open Letter to David Sacks
China is closing the gap, but it’s not because we have too much regulation on AI
TL;DR
- David Sacks, former Trump Crypto and AI Czar, shared his views on US primacy and AI regulation.
- The author disagrees with Sacks' perspective.
- The author suggests considering collaboration with China on AI for global good.
- The author believes a new cold war over AI could end uncomfortably for all parties involved.
David Sacks, until recently Trump’s Crypto and AI Czar, had this to say yesterday, using the current situation as an occasion to champion his favorite points on US primacy and minimally regulating AI:
This posted in response to a tweet by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick
The CAISI report ishere.
While I don’t doubt the CAISI report per se, I am troubled by Sacks’ take, and wrote about it here:
As argued here a couple days ago, I think the US should at least consider pivoting and trying to workwithChina towards AI for global good, rather than creating a new cold war that is likely to an end in uncomfortable way for all, with no clear winners.