EU AI Act

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Collison: European entrepreneurs need EU AI Act curtailed to boost economies
“Entrepreneurs in Europe can boost tepid economies with new tools, but only if well-intentioned yet counterproductive burdens such as the EU AI Act are curtailed.”
John Collison Feb 24, 2026 ▶ 25:18 Stripe’s 2025 annual letter
ALL-IN Assertion Contradicted
Kratsios: The EU AI Act was passed before ChatGPT was even invented
“The EU AI act, which has been so detrimental to the AI ecosystem here, here in Europe was passed before chat GPT was even invented.”
Michael Kratsios Jan 23, 2026 ▶ 42:05 Inside America’s AI Strategy: Infrastructure, Regulation, and Global Competition
a16z Assertion Partly supported
Andreessen: The EU AI Act has largely killed AI development in Europe
“The EU passed this bill called the AI Act, I don't know, whatever, two years ago, and it basically has killed AI development, and, well, it's actually killed AI development in Europe to a large extent and then it even, it is so draconian that even, Even big Am…”
Marc Andreessen Jan 7, 2026 ▶ 37:11 Marc Andreessen's 2026 Outlook: AI Timelines, US vs. China, and The Price of AI
MAD Assertion Supported
Only three EU member states have implemented the EU AI Act
“The EU AI act has had delays in implementations, only three member states that have actually implemented it.”
Nathan Benaich Oct 30, 2025 ▶ 41:26 State of AI 2025 with Nathan Benaich: Power Deals, Reasoning Breakthroughs, Real Revenue
NO PRIORS Prediction Not checkable as stated
Helberg: EU AI Act ensures Europe will not be a first mover in AI
“I think the AI act is basically single-handedly ensuring that Europe will not be a first mover in AI, because it's now subject to these incredibly punitive set of rules”
Jacob Helberg Aug 28, 2025 ▶ 20:28 No Priors Ep. 129 | With U.S. Under Secretary of State (E) Designate Jacob Helberg
SOURCERY Opinion
The United States' lead in artificial intelligence is actively shrinking
“Well I think America is winning on AI as it stands, but the lead is really shrinking, and when it comes to standards, for better or for worse, the debate that's happening right now between companies is like, what do we think about the EU AI Act? And the U.S. D…”
Rune Kvist Jul 23, 2025 ▶ 41:17 Nat Friedman Leads $15M in Superintelligence Insurance Company | AIUC · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
20VC Opinion
Freise: The European Union has severely over-regulated AI and stifled innovation
“We absolutely over-regulated that space. We need to unleash the power of that technology, technological innovation, and not stifle it by too much innovation for sure.”
Philipp Freise Jun 30, 2025 ▶ 46:07 KKR's Head of European PE, Philipp Freise: Do Andreessen & General Catalyst Scare KKR? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
20VC Opinion
Hacker: The EU AI Act is among the dumbest regulation ever written
“I can work with the EU regulation on AI, which is, I think, some of the dumbest regulation ever written. It's literally like, you know, the Ottoman Empire, they had when, you know, they invented the printing press, it's like, oh, this is not good. It's not goo…”
Severin Hacker May 19, 2025 ▶ 1:15:30 Duolingo Co-Founder, Severin Hacker: How AI Impacts the Future of Work and Education · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
20VC Opinion
Matt Clifford: The EU AI Act Is a Mistake for AI Innovation
“I mean, I do think the EU AI Act is a mistake.”
Matt Clifford Jul 1, 2024 ▶ 31:49 Matt Clifford: The Bull & Bear Case for China's Ability to Challenge the US' AI Capabilities | E1172 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Evans: AI regulation should target outcomes rather than technical dataset construction
“You know, that's an, you should not be regulating at that level of specificity, you should be regulating for outcomes, I think.”
Benedict Evans Mar 3, 2024 ▶ 9:27 Google Gemini and AI bias
Evans: Mandating training data disclosure will not make AI models auditable
“So it's sort of easy to say, oh, well, you have to publish what your training data is, but that's not Going to produce something that's not going to produce something that's easy for you to audit.”
Benedict Evans Mar 3, 2024 ▶ 11:28 Google Gemini and AI bias

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