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PodcastThe a16z ShowSeptember 21, 2026

AI Safety Language Is Destroying the Debate | Steven Sinofsky

Sinofsky argues AI safety failures are engineering bugs requiring telemetry and CVE-style reporting, not new legislation like the Stop Rogue AI Act.

  • Bugs, not misalignment: Sinofsky argues AI failures are ordinary software bugs — statistically wrong outputs from bad guesses, not evidence of goals, morals, or rogue intent.
  • Stop Rogue AI Act critiqued: He says Rep. Josh Gottheimer's proposed bill responds to anthropomorphic language rather than the actual engineering problem underneath AI failures.

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