Craft Ventures—All-In podcast co-hosted by Sacks sought $1M sponsorships at White House AI summit
At the White House AI summit in July 2025 where Trump unveiled his AI roadmap, the All-In podcast (co-hosted by Craft Ventures founder David Sacks) attempted to be the exclusive host of the event and asked potential sponsors to pay $1 million for access to a private reception and other events. White House chief of staff Susie Wiles reportedly had to intervene to prevent the All-In podcast from monopolizing the event. This raised concerns about monetization of government access through Sacks' dual role as White House AI czar and podcast host.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Transparency | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Regulatory Capture | +toward | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.643 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
All-In podcast sought $1M sponsorships and exclusive hosting of White House AI summit
At the White House AI summit in July 2025 where Trump unveiled his AI roadmap, the All-In podcast (co-hosted by Craft Ventures founder David Sacks) attempted to be the exclusive host and asked potential sponsors to pay $1 million for access to a private reception. White House chief of staff Susie Wiles reportedly intervened to prevent the monopolization.