星球日报|Jul 19, 2026 13:23
[David Sacks: Opposes Using Regulatory Uncertainty to Suppress Open-Source AI, Warns of AI Duopoly Seeking to Eliminate Competition]
Odaily Planet Daily News – David Sacks, Chairman of the U.S. President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, posted on the X platform stating that using regulatory uncertainty as a competitive tool is 'completely unacceptable.' Regulatory decisions should be based on facts, logic, and evidence, rather than deliberately creating fear and uncertainty (FUD). He expressed uncertainty about whether venture capitalist and AI policy researcher Dean Ball was acknowledging a 'regulatory capture' strategy or merely predicting such a scenario, but regardless, the practice of issuing 'soft law' warnings through regulatory agencies to create market panic and force regulated companies away from Chinese open-source models should not be accepted.
David Sacks pointed out that Dean Ball believes there is no need to directly ban Chinese open-source models; simply guiding regulatory agencies to issue relevant warnings can create enough doubt and uncertainty to influence corporate decisions, and these reasons 'don’t even need to be particularly strong.' Any regulatory decision must be well-founded and not implemented indirectly through 'artificially manufactured suspicion.' He warned that such practices, which bypass open deliberation processes, not only erode the foundation of the rule of law but could also open the door to future regulatory abuses targeting any company or individual.
David Sacks further stated that current AI policy is at a critical turning point. The leading closed-source labs, which have already established a duopoly in AI model revenue, are attempting to leverage government power to eliminate open-source competitors. He called on other Silicon Valley companies and developers who still support open competition to take a clear stand and work together to uphold an open ecosystem in the AI field.
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