Trump's crypto and AI czar warns of 'Orwellian' levels of AI surveillance on citizens

David Sacks, the US crypto and AI czar, warned on Monday that artificial intelligence could soon enable “Orwellian” levels of surveillance on citizens. Sacks cautioned that the greatest threat from AI isn’t machines turning against humans. He commented, “What we’re really talking about is Orwellian AI. We’re talking about AI that lies to you, that distorts an answer, that rewrites history in real time to serve a current political agenda of the people who are in power.” Sacks urges regulations focusing on AI misuse instead of developers Sacks touched on the Trump administration’s approach to crypto and artificial intelligence, drawing a contrast to the last administration’s policies during an episode of Andreessen Horowitz’s’ The Ben & Marc Show, which aired on Monday. He criticized the Biden administration and Democratic-run states, such as California and Colorado, for being overly aggressive in their push for AI consumer protection rules that address “algorithmic...

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