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Your guide to AI public policy from the team at a16z. Each conversation bridges Washington and Little Tech, bringing together policy leaders, researchers, and builders to explore how the U.S. stays ahead in AI. a16zpolicy.substack.com
a16z Policy hosts a16z AI Policy Brief, a technology show with 17 episodes published.
Policymakers have spent years talking about rebuilding America’s industrial base, reshoring critical supply chains, strengthening defense production, and reducing U.S. dependence on China. But recognizing the need to bui
For AI startups, the policy landscape is expanding faster than most small teams can reasonably track. This creates a practical challenge for Little Tech: even when a startup wants to engage constructively, it may not hav
How should we hold people responsible when AI causes harm? That's the job of a liability regime. In this conversation, Jai Ramaswamy, chief legal and policy officer, joins Matt Perault, head of AI policy at a16z, to unpa
Andrew Chen spends his time with the founders policymakers almost never hear from: two-and three-person teams, often before incorporation when a company is still a project. As general partner on a16z speedrun, he works a
In this conversation, Matt Perault, head of AI policy, and Collin McCune, head of government affairs, take stock of the current AI policy moment. As AI policy moves beyond rhetoric and into a more consequential phase, Ma
Black Forest Labs has established itself as a pioneer in visual intelligence, with its open-weight FLUX models reaching over 50 million downloads on Hugging Face and rivaling models from Google, OpenAI, and DeepSeek in d
How is AI changing work? In this episode, Matt Perault sat down with Nick Catino, global head of policy at Deel, to better understand what today’s data can already tell us. Through its HR and payroll platform, Deel works
The cybersecurity landscape is moving to an AI-vs-AI world where both attackers and defenders can operate at machine speed. In this conversation, Anne Neuberger and Sam Jones join Jai Ramaswamy to go deeper on what this
In AI policy, it’s become a reflex to say we are in a global race with China. That shorthand can obscure the true nature of the competition. China and the U.S. aren’t just competing on model performance or chips, we’re c
One of the core pillars of a16z's roadmap for federal AI legislation makes clear AI should not excuse wrongdoing. When people or companies use AI to break the law, existing criminal, civil rights, consumer protection, an
Debates in Washington often frame AI governance as a series of false choices: they pit innovation against safety, progress against protection, federal leadership against the rights of states. But at a16z, we believe thes
If you squint at today’s AI policy debates, you may see the Telecommunications Act of 1996 in the distance. In this conversation, Matt Perault, head of AI policy, a16z, sits down with Adam Thierer, resident senior fellow
Lawmakers are largely supportive of helping AI startups and challengers grow and thrive. They understand the need for the United States to compete and win in AI and generally support small businesses and entrepreneurship
As lawmakers consider requiring companies to make disclosures about their AI models—such as risk reports, impact assessments, or content warnings—questions arise about whether those mandates could run afoul of the First
The dormant Commerce Clause has been anything but dormant in the last couple of weeks. With Congress and the administration actively debating the proper roles of the federal and state governments in regulating AI, the do
There may be no more important debate in AI policy right now than how power to regulate AI should be divided between the federal and state governments. We first wrote about the respective roles of Congress and state gove
With states introducing more than 1,000 AI-related bills this year alone, a fundamental question has taken center stage: what are the roles of the federal government and states in regulating AI? In this episode of the a1
Andrew Chen
Venture Partner · Andreessen Horowitz
1 appearance on this show
Ben Brooks
Founder & CEO · Black Forest Labs
1 appearance on this show
Sam Jones
Associate Director, Locality Impact in North East and Yorkshire · Equipping the Persecuted
1 appearance on this show
Matt Cronin
senior national security advisor · Third Hill Brewing Company
1 appearance on this show
Adam Thierer
Resident Senior Fellow for Technology and Innovation · R Street's Tech & Innovation team
1 appearance on this show
Kevin Frazier
AI Innovation and Law Fellow · University of Texas School of Law
1 appearance on this show
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