policy-stakeholder
Andreessen Horowitz on Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act
Metadata
| Source Table | policy_stakeholders |
| Source ID | 2sjh0a5s2h |
| Source URL | a16z.com/sb-1047-what-you-need-to-know-with-anjney-midha/ |
| Parent | Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act |
| Children | — |
| Created | Mar 21, 2026, 1:30 AM |
| Updated | Mar 21, 2026, 3:12 PM |
| Synced | Mar 21, 2026, 3:12 PM |
Record Data
id | 2sjh0a5s2h |
policyEntityId | Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act(policy) |
stakeholderEntityId | Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)(organization) |
stakeholderDisplayName | Andreessen Horowitz |
position | oppose |
importance | high |
reason | Launched stopsb1047.com campaign; chief legal officer Jaikumar Ramaswamy submitted opposition letter arguing bill 'will burden startups'; spent $39,750 on SB-1047 lobbying in Q2 2024; hired one of Newsom's closest advisors as lobbyist |
source | a16z.com/sb-1047-what-you-need-to-know-with-anjney-midha/ |
context | [ "Major AI VC; invested in OpenAI (opposes), Mistral, Character.AI, others", "a16z portfolio companies would face compliance costs under the bill", "Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz are vocal opponents of AI regulation generally", "Spent $39,750 on SB-1047 lobbying in Q2 2024" ] |
Source Check Verdicts
confirmed95% confidence
Last checked: 4/9/2026
The record identifies Andreessen Horowitz as a stakeholder in relation to SB 1047 policy. The source text confirms this: it is published on a16z.com (Andreessen Horowitz's official website), features an a16z General Partner (Anjney Midha) discussing the bill, and represents the firm's position on the policy. The '(unknown)' designation in the record likely refers to an unknown relationship type or role specification, which is not contradicted by the source—the source simply confirms a16z is indeed a stakeholder engaging with this policy matter.
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