Computerworld December 15, 2023
Gagandeep Kaur

a16z’s co-founder Ben Horowitz announced that the VC firm will try to influence US policies on AI and crypto to ensure unregulated development of the technologies.

Prominent venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)’s co-founder, Ben Horowitz, has announced that the company would start lobbying in the US to ensure that the growth of new technologies, including AI and crypto, is not obstructed by regulations and policies.

“If a candidate supports an optimistic technology-enabled future, we are for them. If they want to choke off important technologies, we are against them,” Ben Horowitz said in a recent blog post.

While Horowitz claimed that this would be the first time the company has decided to involve itself in political lobbying directly, the...

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Blockchain, Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Regulations, Technology
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