In a recent podcast appearance on the a16z show, David Sacks, US crypto and AI Czar, warned that the biggest danger from AI isn’t a dystopian future of Terminator-style robots but rather a hidden threat: government control. He argues that AI is being used by governments for surveillance and censorship purposes, potentially rewriting facts to fit political agendas. Sacks cites George Orwell’s ‘1984’ as an inspiration for this fear. He believes these technologies could allow governments to manipulate citizens through biased information and even create a system of constant monitoring and control. This raises the question of whether regulation is truly necessary, or if it could hinder innovation and introduce further political bias into AI development.