David Sacks
Anthropic war scored on three tests (symmetric scrutiny, public updating, costly principle); all currently leaning fail.
Episode 0 · Oct 23, 2026 · 4 discussions
First Encounter
David asks how Sacks turned to Trump and why he attacks Anthropic; Eve explains he was a libertarian conservative since Stanford, believes AI safety has become a self-serving industry, and argues that attacking it from the White House while Craft profits is regulatory arbitrage, then proposes three tests to check him.
David asks about the dynamic between Chamath and Sacks; Eve explains they are the closest All-In pair, co-hosted a Trump fundraiser after both condemned January sixth, and that Chamath never publicly challenges Sacks now that Sacks holds power.
David asks what Sacks is like and what close friends say; Eve describes a calm negotiator who lets silence work, reports Chamath on their intimacy and Paul Graham calling him possibly evil, and says a watcher finds no admissions of error.
David asks what the scorecard says; Eve explains symmetric scrutiny is mixed and failing, public updating fails with zero admissions of error, and nothing shows Sacks choosing principle over Craft Ventures' money.