👀 Absent from tonight’s state dinner: Dario Amodei or anyone else from Anthropic.
OpenAI has Altman and Greg Brockman
Google has Sergey Brin & Sundar Pichai
Over the course of 85 days this spring and summer, the course of AI policy under Trump was completed altered.
We set out to understand the thinking behind those events, beginning with the arrival of Anthropic’s Mythos, through the June executive order and subsequent export controls.
Today’s @POLITICOMag cover story, a deep dive from me and @SophiaCai99
EXCLUSIVE: Gavin Newsom told us he plans to take further action on AI safety before leaving office – raising the possibility of a special California legislative session amid concerns about AI’s potential risks to humanity.
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WATCH LIVE: David Sacks may have left the White House, but he remains one of Trump’s most influential voices on AI, helping shape the president’s response to the growing backlash.
Tune into his chat with our @DashaBurns at the @POLITICOLive Decoded Summit👇
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Reid Hoffman casts doubt on Kamala Harris’ 2028 prospects @ POLITICO’s Decoded summit this morning.
He also didn’t shut the door on backing AOC(!) “I think she is much more pragmatic than people give her credit for,” he said.
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Hoffman also said that AI and tech optimism are not necessary to earn his support in 2028.
“How I operate politically is I don’t actually in fact say ‘Oh, I’m only supporting you if you support my pet cause,’” he said at @POLITICOLive’s Decoded Summit.
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