Vinod Khosla—Khosla aggressively opposed California SB 1047 AI safety bill, called author 'clueless' and 'not qualified'
In 2024, Khosla publicly opposed California's SB 1047 AI safety bill, writing an opinion article in The Sacramento Bee arguing the bill could harm national security. He called the bill's author, Senator Scott Wiener, 'clueless about the real dangers of AI' and 'not qualified to have an opinion' on global national security issues. While Khosla supports AI safety research funding, he opposed legislative safety frameworks that could constrain AI development.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Oversight | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.572 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Khosla called SB 1047 author 'clueless' and 'not qualified' to regulate AI at TechCrunch Disrupt
At TechCrunch Disrupt in October 2024, Khosla publicly attacked California Senator Scott Wiener, author of AI safety bill SB 1047, calling him 'clueless about the real dangers of AI' and 'not qualified to have an opinion' on global national security issues. He had previously written an opinion piece in The Sacramento Bee arguing the bill could harm national security.