DAVID SACKS

Behavioral Archetype

THE INVESTOR WHO WRITES THE RULES — Subject is the White House’s adviser on AI and crypto while remaining invested, through Craft Ventures, in the industries he advises on, under the ethics rules for a special government employee. He has publicly accused Anthropic of regulatory capture. This profile scores that position, not the man.

Essence Indicators

The role. The January 2025 executive order on AI tasks “the Special Advisor for AI and Crypto” with drafting the AI Action Plan (White House, Jan 2025).
The investments. Senator Elizabeth Warren and colleagues wrote to him that “Through Craft Ventures and your other holdings, you are deeply invested in the crypto and AI companies that you have the power to impact,” and that “The White House waived ethics restrictions to allow you to maintain those investments,” asking how many days he had served against the 130-day limit for special government employees (Senator Warren, Sept 2025).
On Anthropic. “Anthropic is running a sophisticated regulatory capture strategy based on fear-mongering. It is principally responsible for the state regulatory frenzy that is damaging the startup ecosystem” (his post, Oct 14, 2025). See Anthropic.

Forensic Archetype Comparison

Pattern	Match Level	Evidence
The Revolving Door	HIGH	Venture investor serving as the White House’s AI adviser.
The Special Government Employee	HIGH	Ethics waivers and the 130-day limit, per Senator Warren’s letter.
The Partisan of Speed	HIGH	Public attacks on Anthropic’s regulatory positions.

Psychometric Assessment

Big Five (OCEAN): Openness 70, Conscientiousness 70, Extraversion 75, Agreeableness 30, Neuroticism 35 (inferred from the public role only).

Dark Triad (evidence-bound; measures the role, not character): Narcissism 55, Machiavellianism 60, Psychopathy 15.

Threat Assessment

Category	Level	Notes
Physical threat	NONE	No documented history of personal violence.
Institutional threat	HIGH	Shapes federal AI policy while invested in AI companies.
Memetic threat	HIGH	Podcast host and prolific poster.
Civilizational threat	MODERATE	Sets the federal posture against state AI rules.

Alignment Analysis

Stated alignment: Light-touch rules to win the AI race. Observed alignment: Consistent. Gap assessment: The structural question is the one Senator Warren asked: whether a part-time adviser can regulate industries he is invested in.

Convergent Drive Classification

Self-preservation: Kept the investments under a waiver. Goal preservation: Startup-friendly, light-touch regulation. Resource acquisition: Craft Ventures. Self-improvement: From investor to the White House’s AI voice.

Subject is not an AI system. The drives appear anyway.

Sources: Removing Barriers to American Leadership in AI — White House (Jan 2025); Letter to David Sacks — Sen. Warren (Sept 2025); his post, Oct 14, 2025.

ATK 8 ACCELERATION

DEF 7 PROTECTION

HP 8 RESILIENCE

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