David Sachs
Mentioned in 54 analyzed podcast episodes across 10 shows
A venture capitalist and Trump administration AI and crypto policy advisor who co-hosts the All-In podcast. He is frequently discussed across technology and policy podcasts for his role shaping federal AI regulation, cryptocurrency policy, and data center infrastructure decisions, while also managing significant personal investments in these sectors. Podcasts examine both his policy proposals—including frameworks for AI regulation and crypto implementation—and potential conflicts of interest arising from his White House position.
Appears On
Episode Appearances
AI Applied: Covering AI News, Interviews and Tools - ChatGPT, Midjourney, Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic · Jul 29, 2026
Anthropic's Controversial Stance on Open Weight Models
“Tweeted criticism of Anthropic's lobbying strategy, predicting regulatory capture tactics”
The Information's TITV · Jul 28, 2026
Trump Admin Nears AI Rules Framework, Microsoft’s Mythos Alternative, Why Claude Code is King
“Staged last-minute intervention to prevent Trump from signing earlier version of AI executive order”
The Spillover · Jul 28, 2026
Jordan Schneider Thinks the Real AI Race Is About Compute, Not Models
“Articulates deregulatory argument that US cannot slow China, therefore should not slow America on AI”
Platformer · Jul 28, 2026
A big week for AI denialism
“Criticized Anthropic's position on open models, calling out perceived hypocrisy on IP and training data”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jul 23, 2026
A Field Guide to AI Market Freakouts
“Cited as likely aligned with Commerce Department's anti-regulation stance on Chinese AI.”
TBPN · Jul 21, 2026
China's AI Push Sounds Alarms, Airplane Seat Debate, Chris Best Joins | Ferdinand Dabitz, Kaiwei Tang, Steven Schwartz, Katie Roof, Zavain Dar, Chad Edwards
“Accused Anthropic and OpenAI of using AI regulation calls as a regulatory capture strategy.”
Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition · Jul 20, 2026
Inside Burnham’s First Day, US-Iran Bombing Spirals Spain Wins World Cup
“Advocated for reduced AI regulation and improved visa policy for Chinese AI researchers”
Practical AI · May 14, 2026
U.S. Congressman Beyer on AI challenges facing America and the World
“Appointed as AI czar, described as business person rather than scientist with Silicon Valley background”
This Week in Bitcoin · May 13, 2026
104: The K Trap
“Took victory lap on X before Clarity Act committee vote, expressing confidence in bill passage”
This Week in Startups · May 9, 2026
5,000+ Tech Workers Laid Off This Week. It's Just The Beginning. | E2286
“Referenced as having different views on AI regulation; host disagrees with his approach”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · May 8, 2026
Elon's Anthropic Deal, The Next AI Monopoly?, "FDA for AI" Panic, Trading the AI Boom
“Co-host and former Trump White House AI advisor; defending deregulation approach and warning against FDA-style AI approval”
Uncanny Valley | WIRED · May 7, 2026
Trump Pivots On AI Regulation; What Is Hantavirus?; Worker Ousted by DOGE Runs for Office
“No longer in official AI policy role; portfolio now managed by Michael Kratzios and Susie Wiles”
Foundering · May 7, 2026
Bob Lee Part 5: Tech vs. San Francisco
“Tech executive who co-hosts All In Podcast; led recall campaign against Chesa Boudin; spread misinformation about Bob Lee murder”
Tech Won't Save Us · May 7, 2026
Muskism is the New Fordism w/ Ben Tarnoff & Quinn Slobodian
“PayPal mafia member; quoted on 1990s tech utopianism; now running AI and crypto policy”
All TWiT.tv Shows (Audio) · May 7, 2026
Intelligent Machines 869: My Sentience is Going Up
“Allegedly pushed Trump to eliminate Biden AI safety bill; suspected of wanting to pick AI winners and losers”
America First with Nicholas J. Fuentes Repost · May 6, 2026
VIVEK WINS NOMINATION??? Ohio Governors Race INTENSIFIES | America First Ep. 1677
“Part of Silicon Valley billionaire network supporting Ramaswamy; represents libertarian tech faction in GOP”
All In with Chris Hayes · May 6, 2026
Republicans demand $1B in taxpayer cash for Trump's ballroom
“Venture capitalist who wrote AI deregulation executive order and stepped down amid bipartisan regulation pressure”
Platformer · May 6, 2026
The Trump administration's AI doomer moment
“Dismissed AI safety concerns as Doomer Industrial Complex; recently left for Council of Advisors”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · May 5, 2026
Why OpenAI and Anthropic Are Becoming Consultants
“Departed administration in March after 130-day limit; his absence contributed to policy shift”
The Run-Up AI · May 5, 2026
Cerebras IPO: Insights and Expectations
“Former AI Safety Institute head; opposed government model review mechanisms; rotated out in March”
The Last Invention is AI · May 5, 2026
Government & AI: Unreleased Models Explored
“Former AI czar championing deregulation; rotated out of role in March, replaced by different regulatory approach”
Claude AI · May 5, 2026
Key Moments from Anthropic's Wall Street Day
“Previously championed deregulatory posture on AI; rotated out of role in March, replaced by more regulatory-focused approach”
ChatGPT News · May 5, 2026
DeepMind’s Unionization Move: Industry Impact
“Previously championed deregulatory posture; rotated out of role in March, replaced by more regulatory-focused approach”
Anthropic · May 5, 2026
Understanding AI Models: Government Interests
“Former AI czar who opposed government model review; rotated to PCAST in March”
AI Breakdown · May 5, 2026
DeepMind Takes Steps Towards Unionization
“Former AI czar opposed government model review; rotated to PCAST in March, replaced by more regulatory-focused leadership”
The AI Podcast · May 5, 2026
Anthropic's Wall Street Day, US Gov Wants Unreleased Models, DeepMind Unionizes, Cerebras IPO
“Previously opposed government model review; rotated out of role in March, replaced by deregulatory successor”
Personal AI · May 5, 2026
Behind the Scenes of Anthropic's Day
“Previously opposed government model review mechanisms; rotated out of AI czar role in March”
No Priors AI · May 5, 2026
The Significance of AI Unionization
“Previously championed deregulatory AI posture; rotated out of role in March, replaced by more regulatory approach”
Latent Space AI · May 5, 2026
The Importance of AI Model Release Agreements
“Previously championed deregulatory approach; replaced by officials implementing pre-release government model review”
Global News Podcast · May 5, 2026
The Future of AI Model Regulations
“Former AI Safety Institute leader who opposed government model review; rotated out of role in March, replaced by deregulatory stance shift”
Building AI: News on OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, Google Gemini and xAI's Grok · May 5, 2026
DeepMind's Unionization: Implications for AI
“Former AI czar opposed government model review; rotated out of role in March; championed deregulatory posture”
The Daily AI · May 5, 2026
DeepMind's Unionization: Trends Defined
“Previously opposed government model review; rotated out of role in March, replaced by deregulatory approach shift”
The Daily · Apr 29, 2026
Why Even Some Democrats Hate California’s Billionaire Tax Proposal
“Technology investor who relocated to Texas to avoid billionaire tax”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Apr 24, 2026
SpaceX-Cursor Deal, SaaS Debt Bomb, New Apple CEO, SPLC Indictment, Colon Cancer Spike
“Co-host; met with President Trump at White House; discussed AI policy and Cursor-SpaceX deal”
Squawk Pod · Apr 24, 2026
David Sacks, Anthropic, & the White House, Regeneron’s Deafness Cure 4/24/26
“Guest discussing government AI policy, Anthropic Pentagon dispute, OpenAI-Elon Musk lawsuit, and xAI-Cursor partnership”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Apr 17, 2026
OpenAI's Identity Crisis, Datacenter Wars, Market Up on Iran News, Mamdani's First Tax, Swalwell Out
“Host analyzing OpenAI strategy, data center politics, Swalwell resignation; discussed Anthropic's doomerism and compute dependency”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Mar 20, 2026
Every AI Product Is Becoming Every Other AI Product
“Laid out four C's framework (child safety, communities, creators, censorship) for federal AI regulation”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Mar 6, 2026
AI Is Officially Political
“AI czar lauded Big Tech Pledge on Twitter, critiqued opposing data center policies”
The Journal. · Feb 12, 2026
California Billionaires Are Freaking Out Over a New Tax Proposal
“Venture capitalist and Trump administration AI/crypto advisor who moved to Texas to avoid California taxes.”
The Political Scene | The New Yorker · Feb 12, 2026
Can Anthropic Control What It's Building?
“Trump administration AI czar; criticized Anthropic as part of a 'Doomer cult'”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jan 30, 2026
ICE Chaos in Minneapolis, Clawdbot Takeover, Why the Dollar is Dropping
“Podcast host; provided detailed analysis of Minneapolis ICE operations and Democratic political motivations”
The AI Policy Podcast · Jan 22, 2026
The Future of Nvidia’s H200 in China and the Pentagon's New AI Strategy
“Trump administration AI czar; cited as advocating for China addiction to US technology ecosystem benefits”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jan 17, 2026
Iran's Breaking Point, Trump's Greenland Acquisition, and Solving Energy Costs
“Co-host; AI policy advisor to Trump; discusses data center regulations, energy policy, and wealth tax constitutional issues”
This Week in Startups · Jan 10, 2026
Jason’s Top CES Products and Takeaways | E2232
Thinking Crypto News & Interviews · Jan 8, 2026
CRYPTO SHOWDOWN! BANKS VS CRYPTO INDUSTRY BATTLE HEATS UP!
“White House official collaborating with Patrick Witt on crypto policy; interviewed by host at Chainlink”
What Bitcoin Did · Jan 5, 2026
How The Financial System Controls Governments | Simon Dixon
“PayPal co-founder implementing tokenization and stable coin policy for technical industrial complex”
Tech Won't Save Us · Dec 24, 2025
The Year in Tech w/ Jathan Sadowski & Brian Merchant
“Trump's AI and crypto czar; retained investments while selling White House access for $1M, exemplifying tech-state corruption”
The Artificial Intelligence Show · Dec 23, 2025
#188: AI Trends for 2026, Google DeepMind AI Predictions, Gemini 3 Flash, AI World Models & Are AI Job Losses Overblown?
“White House AI czar and venture capitalist; used Brookings research to argue AI job fears are overblown”
Rabbit Hole Recap · Dec 18, 2025
RABBIT HOLE RECAP #388: A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE
“Criticized for allowing SDNY to sell seized Samurai Bitcoin contrary to executive order provisions”
This Week in Tech (Audio) · Dec 15, 2025
TWiT 1062: The Architects of AI - Can Small Models Outrun the Data Center Boom?
“Trump's AI czar; pushing executive order blocking state AI regulations; conflicted with hundreds of AI investments”