After a winning crusade to defeat a California AI safety bill earlier this year, Andreessen Horowitz partner Martin Casado claims he’s tired of venture capitalists taking the lead on the regulation conversation.
Casado was a particularly forceful voice among a chorus of VCs who opposed SB 1047, a proposal that would have required the makers of large-scale models to meet safety testing and risk mitigation requirements in order to curb the potential catastrophic consequences of AI, like the escalation of nuclear war. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed the bill after it had passed both legislative chambers.
