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Y Combinator on Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act

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Source IDZQNbTX8yD-
Source URLwww.transformernews.ai/p/a16z-y-combinator-big-tech-sb1047-lobbying
ParentSafe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act
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CreatedMar 21, 2026, 1:11 PM
UpdatedMar 29, 2026, 10:41 PM
SyncedMar 29, 2026, 10:41 PM

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idZQNbTX8yD-
policyEntityIdSafe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act(policy)
stakeholderEntityIdY Combinator(organization)
stakeholderDisplayNameY Combinator
positionoppose
importancemedium
reasonCEO 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
sourcewww.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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confirmed80% confidence

Last checked: 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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