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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) · Thursday, July 9, 2026

Scott Critiques Government's Fear-Based Approach to AI Regulation

Scott views the government's approach to AI regulation as fear-based and not based on facts. He believes that while lifting some bans is a step in the right direction, it's not enough, and governments should instead foster innovation.

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I think it's it's a bit of a it's a bit of a joke
Scott
most governments don't understand the technology and they're making decisions based on fear rather than facts
Scott
We need to be encouraging that growth rather than stifling it with unnecessary regulation that's based on fear and not facts
Scott
Heard on The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) — “20VC: Sam Altman Offers Trump 5% of OpenAI: Fool or Genius? | Alex Karp Sounds the Alarm: Enterprises Fear Frontier Models & Questionable ROI of AI | The Rise of Chinese Open Source: Deepseek Building Own Chips, published Thursday, July 9, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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