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Policy Stakeholder ZQNbTX8yD-

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· 3/25/2026

Position confirmed via manually curated source URL: https://www.transformernews.ai/p/a16z-y-combinator-big-tech-sb1047-lobbying

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Policy: Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act
Stakeholder: Y Combinator
Stakeholder: Y Combinator
Position: oppose
Importance: medium
Reason: CEO Garry Tan signed June 2024 letter to California lawmakers claiming 'AI software developers could go to jail' under SB 1047; actively campaigned against the bill on social media
Source: https://www.transformernews.ai/p/a16z-y-combinator-big-tech-sb1047-lobbying
Context: Top startup accelerator; early backer of OpenAI (opposes), Stripe, Airbnb,Sam Altman (OpenAI CEO) was former YC president (2014-2019),YC-funded startups would face compliance costs under the bill,Garry Tan (YC CEO) was vocal opponent on social media

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www.transformernews.ai/p/a16z-y-combinator-big-tech-sb1047-lobbying

confirmed80%primary · 3/25/2026

NoteSource URL confirms Y Combinator's oppose position on Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act. Manually curated source link from YAML data.

Case № ZQNbTX8yD-Filed 3/25/2026Confidence 80%