Eric Weinstein alleges Biden White House told Andreessen and Horowitz ‘don’t invest in AI’

What was said

"The White House told them under Biden, "Don't invest in AI. We're going to choose a couple of companies. We're going to put them in a federal cocoon. they will survive and all others will die. So don't invest.""

Eric Weinstein claims that venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz were told by the Biden White House not to invest in AI, alleging the government would pick a small number of companies to protect in a “federal cocoon”. He presents it as something discussed in interviews, without providing documents or independent confirmation in the episode.