{"id":558447,"date":"2026-07-25T04:39:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T04:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/558447\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T04:39:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T04:39:15","slug":"an-open-letter-to-david-sacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/558447\/","title":{"rendered":"An open letter to David Sacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>David Sacks, until recently Trump\u2019s Crypto and AI Czar, had this to say yesterday, using the current situation as an occasion to champion his favorite points on US primacy and minimally regulating AI:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!bufp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62e3daf6-44d1-43ea-b265-24c5edaddea8_1365x1269.png\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img can-restack\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/62e3daf6-44d1-43ea-b265-24c5edaddea8_1365.jpeg\" width=\"1365\" height=\"1269\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/62e3daf6-44d1-43ea-b265-24c5edaddea8_1365x1269.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1269,&quot;width&quot;:1365,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:242389,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/garymarcus.substack.com\/i\/208391399?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F62e3daf6-44d1-43ea-b265-24c5edaddea8_1365x1269.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This posted in response to a tweet by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!9NoM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1f2bef10-4da9-4142-b21b-2d2e4fe4faec_1503x962.png\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img can-restack\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/1f2bef10-4da9-4142-b21b-2d2e4fe4faec_1503.jpeg\" width=\"1456\" height=\"932\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/1f2bef10-4da9-4142-b21b-2d2e4fe4faec_1503x962.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:932,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:190624,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/garymarcus.substack.com\/i\/208391399?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1f2bef10-4da9-4142-b21b-2d2e4fe4faec_1503x962.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\"   class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The CAISI report is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nist.gov\/news-events\/news\/2026\/07\/uk-aisi-caisi-preliminary-assessment-kimi-k3s-cyber-capabilities\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While I don\u2019t doubt the CAISI report per se, I am troubled by Sacks\u2019 take, and wrote about it here:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!SjF1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5865aa86-9523-49c9-b2ef-2a1986f4850e_1394x1825.png\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img can-restack\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/5865aa86-9523-49c9-b2ef-2a1986f4850e_1394.jpeg\" width=\"1394\" height=\"1825\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/5865aa86-9523-49c9-b2ef-2a1986f4850e_1394x1825.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1825,&quot;width&quot;:1394,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:359664,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/garymarcus.substack.com\/i\/208391399?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5865aa86-9523-49c9-b2ef-2a1986f4850e_1394x1825.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\"   class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As argued here a couple days ago, I think the US should at least consider pivoting and trying to work with China towards AI for global good, rather than creating a new cold war that is likely to an end in uncomfortable way for all, with no clear winners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"David Sacks, until recently Trump\u2019s Crypto and AI Czar, had this to say yesterday, using the current 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