Believes that AI safety regulations will harm small businesses and average consumers
During a Senate committee hearing on AI, Vance stated, “Very often CEOs, especially of larger technology companies that I think already have advantageous positions in AI will come and talk about the terrible safety dangers of this new technology and how Congress needs to jump up and regulate as quickly as possible. And I can't help but worry that if we do something under duress from the current incumbents, it's going to be to the advantage of those incumbents and not to the advantage of the American consumer.”
Believes that existential risks are a non-issue made up by Big Tech companies as an excuse to stifle competition
Per the New York Times, “during a committee hearing on privacy and A.I., Mr. Vance accused Big Tech companies of predicting that A.I. could destroy humanity in order to solicit new regulations that only the largest companies could comply with. Those regulations would ‘entrench the tech incumbents that we actually have, and make it actually harder for new entrants to create the innovation that’s going to power the next generation of American growth’ and jobs, Mr. Vance said.”
Believes that AI safety regulations are made up to “entrench insane left-wing businesses” and promote “industrial-scale DEI bullshit”
J.D. Vance tweeted about his opposition to AI safety regulations.