All-In: How AI Power Chooses Sides in US Politics

Every Tuesday, four Silicon Valley investors — Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks and David Friedberg — sit down for the All-In podcast, and a growing share of Washington listens. This episode uses that table as a door into a bigger subject: how the people building AI are choosing sides in American politics.

The surprise is that the sides do not run down party lines. They run along one axis — build fast with a light regulatory touch, or slow down for federal safety rules — and it cuts across both parties.

We map who sits where and why: David Sacks's stint as Trump's AI czar and the podcast's role in the 2025 AI Action Plan; Nvidia's chip deal with the government; the nine-figure "Leading the Future" super PAC; the split inside OpenAI between staff and leadership; Dario Amodei as the pro-safety counter-pole; and Elon Musk as living proof these alignments are contingent, not tribal.

Then an honest verdict — rare, candid access worth having, set against real conflicts worth naming.

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