Recently, a group of tech giants and venture capitalists issued a joint statement in opposition to SB1047, a bill introduced by California Senator Scott Wiener. The bill seeks to strengthenAIofsupervisorythat sparked strong opposition from the tech industry.
Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, founding partners of Andreessen Horowitz, have joined withMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella and President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith issued a joint statement opposing SB1047. They claimed that the bill would negatively impact both startups and large tech companies.
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But in fact, the proposed law specifically protects small models and startups. Anderson's and Horowitz's statements are considered disinformation and an attempt to mislead the public and lawmakers.
This farce is part of a well-established strategy by large tech companies. They operate at the state level, trying to undermine state bills while demanding solutions from the federal government. This strategy is designed to protect their interests rather than actually caring about the development of startups and smaller models.
Anderson and Horowitz's statement presents so-called "policy opportunities" in an attempt to mislead the public and lawmakers. They support "a variety of responsible market-based approaches", but in reality they want the government to stop regulating and let the industry decide which regulations are worth weighing.
Anderson and Horowitz also try to mislead the public and lawmakers about copyright law. They claim that copyright law prevents machines from using data, when in fact copyright law is designed to protect intellectual property and ensure that creators get real value out of it.
They claim that the statement is designed to protect the interests of large tech companies and not really care about the development of startups and smaller models. Their strategy is to try to mislead the public and lawmakers to undermine regulation and protect their interests.