Who is on this subjectordered by the date of their first quote here
3 of 3 lanes rest on fewer than 5 quotes and are marked thin. Offsets are days from the middle first-quote date, 18 Jul 2026 — a date, and nothing else. It is not a claim about who reached a view first.
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Bill Gurley
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4 Jun 2024 – 23 Apr 2026
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David Friedberg
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18 Jul 2026 – 18 Jul 2026
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- David Sacks 3 thin 25 Aug 2026 – 25 Aug 2026 +38 d
The chronologysourced and dated, oldest first
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Bill Gurley
Gurley observes the biggest AI doomers have the largest financial stakes in foundational models.
“It's remarkably interesting that the biggest doomers are the ones that have the biggest financial stakes and the biggest foundational model.”
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Bill Gurley
Gurley argues AI crimes are already illegal under existing laws, questioning need for new regulations.
“If I defraud you with AI, it's still illegal as it would have been if I'd have done it with a phishing scam before AI. And so there why do we need new laws?”
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Bill Gurley
Gurley argues Anthropic and OpenAI seek regulation to handicap startups and open source competitors.
“I think for certain reason Anthropic and OpenAI are begging for regulation is so that they can write rules that make it harder for startups, open source models to be competitive with them, which I think is very rational for them to do, but I don't think it's good for society.”
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“I think what could happen with AI is we could build a fence around ourselves, and China could end up serving the rest of the world.”
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David Friedberg
Friedberg argues California's AI legislation failed because government rules couldn't keep pace with technology, unlike self-regulatory organizations.
“But fast forward a year, none of those kind of rules and requirements actually map to the technology of the day.”
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David Sacks
Sacks claims Dario's regulatory vision would have prevented Anthropic from achieving a successful IPO.
“Because I think if he had if he had realized his dream of this highly regulated AI apparatus, I don't think that company would be set up for a hugely successful IPO.”
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David Sacks
Sacks notes FAA certification takes a minimum of five years, contrasting with AI release cycles.
“You know how long it takes the FAA to certify and approve a new model, in this case for airframes? Minimum of five years.”
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David Sacks
Sacks argues applying FAA-style regulation to AI would immediately eliminate Anthropic's competitive advantage.
“You're gonna apply that regulatory framework to AI model releases? Game over. Forget about it. Your six months will be gone like that.”
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Where they overlapsame programme, same subject
- All-In Podcast also carries David Friedberg and David Sacks on this subject, at different times.