A16z founder: Silicon Valley is forced to enter the policy field due to Biden's pressure, Trump's policy is crucial for AI and Cryptocurrency development

Prominent venture capitalist a16z founder Marc Andreessen said in an interview on 12/28 that there is currently an unprecedented major upheaval in the Silicon Valley tech industry, US policy, AI, Crypto Assets, and free markets.

Silicon Valley's introspection and counterattack, the industry's massive entry into the policy field

Andreessen said that Silicon Valley was completely 'politically isolated' in the past, and many technology companies believed that politics had nothing to do with their core business. However, as the Biden administration has increasingly influenced the industry's policies, the industry has begun to realize that if they do not get involved in the discussion, they may face more restrictions in the future.

In the past few years, political correctness movements like Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) have emerged, causing internal conflicts and decreased productivity in Silicon Valley. Externally, increasingly stringent government regulations on encryption, AI, and other areas have become obstacles to industry innovation, prompting the entire Silicon Valley to participate in policy-making.

The acquisition of Twitter by Musk is crucial, calling on the United States to refuse to learn from European policies.

Andreessen specifically pointed out that Musk's acquisition of Twitter was a landmark event, which greatly weakened the restrictions on freedom of speech by Cancel Culture, became the horn of Silicon Valley's counterattack, and began to challenge the previous extreme cultural and policy trends.

Andreessen urges the United States to stop imitating the high-intervention, low-innovation policy model of Europe. "Please pay more attention to innovation and the development of free markets, otherwise the economy may stagnate or decline," he warns.

AI Technology Innovation and Regulatory Tug of War

For the key factors affecting the development of AI, Andreessen believes that it is not only technological breakthroughs, but also subject to policy regulation. He cited the example of the European Union, which, despite promoting the "Artificial Intelligence Act" (AI Act) and being known as a "global regulatory leader," has been criticized for suppressing innovation. Andreessen believes that excessive intervention in Europe has prompted many AI talents to flock to the United States, contributing to the dominance of the United States in the field of AI.

Andreessen also believes that the Trump administration's approach to technology policy will have a significant impact on the field of AI. He stated that as AI technology gradually permeates emerging fields such as autonomous driving, robotics, and Mars exploration, Trump's policy support becomes crucial.

From the cryptocurrency frenzy to Biden's suppression, Trump's policy direction is key

In response to the tremendous changes in the cryptocurrency market, from free growth to policy intervention, especially the comprehensive suppression of exchange regulation to tax policies by the Biden administration, the market has been in a downturn. He stated that if the Trump administration could adjust the direction of regulation, allowing innovation and market order to coexist, it would help restore investors' confidence in the encryption market. If future policy direction is not as expected, but rather more aggressive, the United States may lose its global financial technology leadership position.

(a16z on the United States: The Biden administration manipulates the media to suppress AI innovation, the Trump phenomenon changes the worldview)

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