David Sacks
Person#18 trending in Business & Startups this week · most on Moonshots with Peter Diamandis
David Sacks is a South African-American entrepreneur, investor, and co-host of the 'All-In' podcast. He was the founding COO of PayPal and the founder and CEO of Yammer, and currently serves as a general partner at Craft Ventures.
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1.0‰ of what listeners heard
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- Neutral 2
- Positive 1
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Mentions of David Sacks per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, business & startups.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | 0.24‰ | 1 |
| Sep 14 | 0.42‰ | 2 |
| Sep 15 | 0.62‰ | 1 |
| Sep 17 | 1.14‰ | 3 |
| Sep 19 | 1.76‰ | 4 |
| Sep 21 | 1.79‰ | 2 |
| Sep 30 | 0.17‰ | 1 |
| Oct 2 | 1.26‰ | 6 |
| Oct 5 | 1.83‰ | 3 |
| Oct 6 | 2.12‰ | 1 |
Why is it trending?· Last 30 days
Sacks’ AI stance fuels debate over regulation, liability, and competition
Shows repeatedly discuss Sacks’ argument that AI labs should not seek government permission, liability waivers, or rules that could protect incumbents from competition.[1][2][3]
PBD Podcast also presents Sacks as supporting continued AI development rather than slowing down to avoid losing to China.[4]
Prof G Markets frames Sacks as arguing that government should impose more regulation on AI labs, while the discussion asks whether the labs are seeking that intervention themselves.[5]
Moonshots discusses Sacks’ proposed-cartel label and separately repeats his view that app stores charging 30% could be disrupted by AI agents making purchases directly.[6][7]
Moonshots also mentions Sacks in a broader argument that humans may augment themselves with machines, while another speaker rejects treating declining reading scores as acceptable.[8]
Sources · 8 moments
- 1.Moonshots with Peter Diamandis · Frontier Labs Want to Slow Down, OpenAI Delays Its 2026 IPO, Anthropic Flags 5 Bioweapon Cases | EP #291Alexander Wissner-Gross · Sep 17 · Listen at 11:40 ↗
“Safety cartel. I mean, I coined this term safety cartel over the weekend the moment I saw Dario's essay. And then our friend at, I guess, our cousin pod, David Sacks, immediately runs with it and starts calling this a proposed cartel. It es”
- 2.PBD Podcast · Anthropic AI Warning, Houthis Seize Oil Chokepoint & Lindsay Clancy Juror Doxxed | PBD #855Speaker B · Sep 14 · Listen at 13:17 ↗
“all this weekend, and it was very interesting. interesting you have dario and sam altman the frontier guys the undisputed leaders 1a and 1b right these are the the heavyweights they're out there saying things together. Why are they saying t”
- 3.PBD Podcast · Ukraine Strikes Moscow, Trump Bans CNN & Greenland Deal Shocks NATO | PBD #859Speaker D · Sep 21 · Listen at 1:48:26 ↗
“I think so. I think that's exactly what happened. There are people out there. Bill Guller is on this page. David Sachs is on this page. I'm on this page that said, oh, you guys are after regulatory capture. You want to write the rules. You”
- 4.PBD Podcast · Ukraine Strikes Moscow, Trump Bans CNN & Greenland Deal Shocks NATO | PBD #859Speaker E · Sep 21 · Listen at 1:54:36 ↗
“let China catch up or keep going and run the risk of, you know, whatever might happen with humanity. To me, a clear answer has come of this, and that is do not slow down. Do not lose to China. Jensen Huang, David Sachs, they've all basicall”
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