Sam Lessin: Bipartisan Tech Donations Create Valuable Regulatory Leverage
Sam Lessin · #57: Zuckerberg’s Open Source AI Manifesto · More or Less Podcast · Jul 26, 2024 · at 8:11
Sam Lessin, partner at Slow Ventures, analyzes the political calculus of Silicon Valley figures donating to both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
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“It is not bad that at least there are tech leaders now on both sides, right? Because that will create at least some leverage and lobbying power on both sides because there are major tech issues and regulation afoot.”
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