Andreessen Horowitz’s Rising Influence Over Trump-Era AI Policy

One of Silicon Valley’s most storied venture capital firms has emerged as a hidden hand steering artificial intelligence policy in Washington, as President Donald Trump embraces the industry’s relentless push into the emerging technology.

Andreessen Horowitz is now regularly the first outside call that top White House officials and senior Republican congressional aides make when considering moves that could affect tech companies’ AI plans, according to current and former White House and congressional aides.

Their sounding board is the firm’s chief lobbyist in the nation’s capital, Collin McCune. The firm, colloquially known by the shorthand a16z for the 16 ...