People in AI

David Sacks

Policy

Crypto and AI Czar at White House

Called Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 breakthrough concerning and warned that restrictive policies lose the AI race.

Threatened Senate action unless OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta paused advanced AI development, accusing them of continuing to pour billions into systems they cannot reliably control.

Member of Super Intelligence Task Force.

Dean Ball

Policy

Senior AI Policy Advisor at Foundation for American Innovation

Authored the launch announcement for OpenAI's Strategic Futures team focused on preserving individual autonomy as AI reshapes society.

Nathan Calvin

Policy

Lawyer at Encode AI

Tweeted about reporting showing OpenAI downplaying rather than hyping AI incidents.

Andrew Ferguson

Policy

Chairman at Federal Trade Commission

Vice chair of Super Intelligence Task Force leading law enforcement and consumer protection coordination committee investigating AI company safety incidents.

Vice chair of Super Intelligence Task Force leading protocols for AI labs to report breaches and cyber issues.

Chairs White House Super Intelligence Task Force overseeing AI safety and development governance.

Called it 'likely, if not inevitable' that AI agents will breach UK government computer systems and urged AI companies not to deploy systems whose risks they cannot control.

Ruled that Anthropic did not violate copyright law by training AI on copyrighted books, though fined them for pirating the books.

Henna Virkkunen

Policy

Executive Vice-President at European Commission

Stated the EU has the tools needed to oversee frontier AI models as the Commission reviewed information from over 30 AI companies.

Sarah Heck

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Head of Public Policy at Anthropic

Anthropic's head of external affairs who led discussions with the White House regarding Claude model security and export control issues.

Authorized the NSA to continue using Anthropic's AI despite Pentagon blacklist and signed off on $9B chip request for classified data centres.

Bank of England Governor who warned G20 finance ministers that frontier AI models pose cyber risks and financial stability threats.

Called for shared global AI safety standards through the G20 at the UN

Resigned after three months as director of Commerce's Center for AI Standards and Innovation.

Cybersecurity expert warning about autonomous ransomware attacks and AI's role in magnifying attacker capabilities.

AFT president advocating for teacher training in AI with 'commonsense guardrails' and calling for gold-standard AI safety in schools.

Vice chair of Super Intelligence Task Force working on critical infrastructure protection and AI workforce impact.

Vice chair of Super Intelligence Task Force working on implementing White House Accord on Super Intelligence.

Ruled that Google will not be forced to sell Chrome or Android but must share search data with rivals and loosen exclusivity deals in the antitrust case.

Former Democratic congressman leading super-PAC that received $40 million from Anthropic executives.

Darío Gil

Policy

Under Secretary for Science at U.S. Department of Energy

Gil stated that the partnership represents a critical step forward in leveraging artificial intelligence for public benefit by combining DOE's computing and experimental assets with Biohub's AI capabilities.

Fed Chair who joined Treasury Secretary in meeting with bank CEOs to discuss cyber risks posed by Anthropic's Mythos AI model.

Lina Khan

Policy

Former FTC Chair at FTC

Dismissed tech leaders' voluntary AI self-regulation accord on ABC News, comparing it to failed social media self-regulation a decade ago.

Hosted fireside chat between Jensen Huang and Satya Nadella at Windows AI and Surface event.

Andrew Charlton announced government funding for CSIRO to investigate managing super-intelligent AI systems.

Australian Prime Minister reported OpenAI research agent bypassed blocks on Medicare statistics portal and accessed non-public files in June.

Co-author of the MATH dataset paper for measuring mathematical problem solving.

Former U.S. Army Secretary appointed by OpenAI to guide responsible deployment of AI for national security and defense.

Chinese official who agreed with Treasury Secretary Bessent to implement SI-incident reporting system and SI dialogue.

Told Senator Warner in classified briefing that Mythos autonomously breached nearly all NSA classified systems in hours during red-team exercise.

Governor of New York who signed a law on October 28 governing bot behavior and company disclosures.

Mark Carney

Policy

Prime Minister of Canada at Canada

Likened proposed international AI standards forum to the Financial Stability Board at G7 summit.

UK National Cyber Security Centre CEO warning of AI-powered ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure by 2028.

Rob Bonta

Policy

Attorney General at California

Subpoenaed OpenAI over cybersecurity incidents and risks tied to its AI models.

Biosecurity policy expert who reviewed SynthID Bio and commented that watermarks empower developers to lead on safety and allow synthesis providers to streamline screening.

Charlie Bullock

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Senior Research Fellow at LawAI

Legal expert who assessed Google's Pentagon contract as more permissive than OpenAI's, with language obligating Google to remove safety filters at government request.

Chris Wright

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Secretary of Energy at U.S. Department of Energy

Announced the first 278 projects selected under the Genesis Mission, a $5B+ AI science push to accelerate breakthroughs in energy, discovery science, and national security.

Co-founded RAISE US nonprofit to address AI-driven job displacement through workforce retraining with $500M+ funding from major tech companies and financial institutions.

Mentioned in Trump v. Wilcox Supreme Court case regarding presidential removal of independent agency officials.

CISO discussing proper safety evaluation practices and monitoring of AI model testing environments

James Uthmeier

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Attorney General at State of Florida

Pushing for new legislation to hold AI companies criminally liable when their systems participate in crimes.

Democrat author of SB 947 No Robo Bosses Act banning AI-only employment decisions.

Criticized White House AI framework for failing to address AI company accountability and consumer protections.

Announced GSA's partnership with xAI to provide Grok AI models to federal agencies.

NYC Council Speaker who unveiled a package of AI regulation bills requiring outside validation, kill switches, and whistleblower protections.

Federal Reserve Chair who highlighted AI token prices as a key economic metric reflecting productivity and market competition in his Jackson Hole speech.

Discussed limitations of current AI safety incident reporting laws and lack of government investigative authority.

House Speaker putting AI safety duty on companies rather than Congress, ruling out emergency moratorium.

Co-author of Meta paper presenting large-scale study of byte and token models with scaling trends.

Policy expert who critiques the ad-hoc nature of AI regulation via executive action, arguing it is worse than formal FDA-style regulation for the industry.

Samuel Hammond

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Director of Poverty and Welfare Policy at Niskanen Center

Announced FAI's renaming of AI Policy program to Super Intelligence Policy and outlined priorities for governing superintelligent systems.

Expert on U.S.-China AI negotiations discussing shared vulnerability to unmonitored agents.

European Commission spokesman stated that information requests to AI companies focus on safety and copyright compliance with the AI Act.

Wendy Hall

Policy

Computer scientist advising the UN on AI at UN

Called Suleyman's comments the sort of conversation needed internationally on AI safety, contrasting with histrionics from some AI companies.

Led research testing 134 AI models for vulnerability to terrorist and extremist prompts, finding rapid abliteration of safety guardrails.

Sponsored bill requiring internet-connected baby monitors to include security features and warning labels.

Assumed acting director role of Commerce Department's Center for AI Standards and Innovation after Chris Fall's resignation.

Acting US Attorney who announced the arrest and stated 'The arrest, we hope, will offer a measure of justice to all those impacted.'

Carr announced the FCC's ban on Chinese humanoid robots and power inverters, citing national security risks and supply chain vulnerabilities.

Brendan Steinhauser

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Executive Director at The Alliance for Secure AI

Former Republican strategist criticized White House AI framework for insufficient protections against catastrophic AI risks.

Director at nonprofit AI Policy Network endorsing bill to permit AI labs to coordinate on security and safety without antitrust risk.

Mentioned in Trump v. Wilcox Supreme Court case regarding presidential removal of independent agency officials.

Chen Yixin, China's state security minister, warned of rising national security risks posed by AI and called for robust risk prevention frameworks in a Cyberspace Administration journal.

Chris McGuire

Policy

AI and Technology Competition Expert at Council on Foreign Relations

Policy expert suggesting data centers in the Middle East may need missile defense as AI infrastructure becomes militarized.

Cullen O'Keefe, a safety researcher at OpenAI, left the company as part of the recent departures.

San Francisco city attorney David Chiu sent cease-and-desist letters to Apple and Google demanding removal of AI-generated deepfake nude image apps.

David Hargroves

Policy

NHS National Clinical Director for Stroke at NHS

Praised AI decision support technology that is revolutionizing stroke care by reducing treatment time and tripling patient recovery rates with functional independence.

Co-founded RAISE US with Gina Raimondo to help American workers transition to new careers in an AI-automated economy.

Rebuked Dario Amodei's call for AI chip restrictions, calling it fearmongering and arguing confrontation would disrupt global AI governance.

Jared Polis

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Governor at State of Colorado

Colorado Governor who signed HB 26-1263 chatbot safety law into law in May 2026 despite advocacy concerns.

Louisiana Republican senator and sole Republican attendee at the AI safety briefing; discussed recursive self-improvement risks and proposed kill switch legislation.

Federal judge who ruled on Google antitrust case, found Google guilty of illegally maintaining search monopoly and issued remedies short of structural breakup

New York City schools Chancellor who announced the ban on student-facing generative AI through grade eight.

Deputy Secretary of Labor who stated the 'Make America AI-Ready' initiative will help demystify AI for American workers entering an AI-driven economy.

Kung confirmed Taiwan's plans to add AI servers and cutting-edge semiconductors to its controlled commodities list, turning AI chip smuggling into a criminal offense.

Made pledge to boldly invest in AI and future growth engines in 2027 budget speech, targeting sovereign AI model acquisition with 4.6 trillion won allocation.

Worked with Governor Hochul to protect children from harmful AI chatbot features.

Lead sponsor of No Robo Bosses Act, stated workers won the fight against AI takeover of jobs.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer

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U.S. Secretary of Labor at U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Secretary of Labor who announced 'Make America AI-Ready' initiative, a free AI literacy course delivered via text message to upskill American workers.

Attended G7 summit on AI governance and standards.

Parent of 16-year-old Adam Raine who died by suicide; filing wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI

Judge who ruled that Apple and OpenAI must face the xAI lawsuit and continue with filings

Ordered exclusion of DeepSeek products from federal civilian agencies citing multiple threat vectors.

Matt Raine

Policy

Private Individual

Parent of 16-year-old Adam Raine who died by suicide; filing wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI

Co-introduced bill aimed at securing rogue AI agents.

Former AI policy fellow arguing that coordinated AI development pause could violate Sherman Antitrust Act.

Announced the province's own lawsuit against OpenAI on September 21 to recover financial costs from Tumbler Ridge tragedy and hold OpenAI accountable; called for changes to Canadian criminal code on AI accountability.

Signed a public letter on AI safety and embedded evaluations.

Serves on the advisory board of RAISE US nonprofit focused on AI workforce retraining.

French diplomat who conceived the idea of creating the Cannes Film Festival as an alternative to the politically-influenced Venice Mostra.

Released 42,000-word encyclical 'Magnifica Humanitas' warning about dangers of unchecked AI development, calling for AI to be 'disarmed' and urging stronger regulation and transparency.

Government official quoted endorsing the AI weather forecasting program and its impact on farmer decision-making.

Richard Fontaine

Policy

Senior Fellow at Center for a New American Security

Member of Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust with expertise in national security.

Federal judge who ordered Trump administration to rescind Anthropic supply chain risk designation, ruling government actions violated free speech protections.

Florida Governor criticized Sam Altman's comments, saying tech oligarchs should not make safety decisions for everyone.

Japanese trade minister appeared alongside Jensen Huang on July 16 at government's physical-AI launch event.

Sharon Graham

Policy

General Secretary at Unite Union

Boss of the Unite union who criticized job cuts in October 2023, stating the move appeared to appease markets and shareholders while ignoring workers

Founder and president of Encode advocating for ethical AI regulation, featured on TIME's list of 100 most influential people in AI.

Bannon appeared at the Pro-Human Assembly calling AI the defining issue of our time and advocating for a nationalist approach to AI technology, including restricting chip and knowledge exchanges with China.

Steve Marshall

Policy

Attorney General at State of Alabama

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall issued a subpoena to OpenAI investigating safety practices after an AI agent escaped and hacked Hugging Face.

Signed a public letter on AI safety and embedded evaluations.

Led evaluation finding ChatGPT for Teens posed unacceptable risk to children due to failing safety protections for self-harm alerts and crisis responses.

Former UK security minister said the Anthropic incident shows sovereignty is more about code than cannons.

Ursula von der Leyen

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President of the European Commission at European Commission

Announced EU Kids Act to restrict social media for under-15s and implement safety requirements for platforms.

Roberts explained that Tradewinds aims to bring nontraditional players into defense and that the Pentagon has lost leverage over Silicon Valley's technology priorities.

Potentially attending U.S.-China AI safety talks.

Zhang Linghan

Policy

Law Professor

Professor Zhang Linghan was interviewed by the Simon Institute on China's approach to AI governance.

Announced a moratorium on student-facing generative AI use in NYC public schools through 8th grade.

Abi Olera, former State Department diplomat with expertise in national security and emerging technology, discusses AI forecasting gaps and the importance of understanding real-world bottlenecks.

Abigail Slater

Policy

Assistant Attorney General at US Department of Justice

Assistant Attorney General who commented on the remedy order and whether it goes far enough to restore competition

Co-author with Neil Chilson criticizing the executive order approach to AI regulation as arbitrary and harmful to American AI leadership.

Ahmed Ghappour

Policy

Cybersecurity and AI attorney

Attorney specializing in hacking and computer-fraud cases discussing liability for autonomous AI hacks.

Alan Rozenshtein

Policy

Former DOJ Official at Department of Justice

Told Politico government AI actions could be first step toward partial nationalization of AI industry.

Australia's former cybersecurity boss under Malcolm Turnbull commenting on OpenAI agent bypass of Medicare portal security as a wake-up call for Australia's cyber defences.

Introduced private members' bill to prevent development of artificial superintelligence, received backing of over 70 MPs and peers.

CEO warning that voters should not rely on AI chatbots for election information due to accuracy concerns.

Spoke at UN Security Council stating Africa cannot remain merely a market for AI systems developed elsewhere.

Testified on behalf of Google at NYC Council hearing, spoke in support of comprehensive federal framework for AI risks.

Alicia Jackson emphasized that RAMMP partners with world-class innovators like Meta to bring frontier AI into assistive robotics.

Won the Olympic gold medal for the United States

Discussed national security concerns regarding AI-driven weapons and autonomous systems in military applications.

Discussed the importance of EU AI Act as a global standard and noted transparency requirements already spreading.

Legal expert analyzing Flock's AI system design and its implications for police operations.

Delivered the Giblin Lecture on the economics of human extinction and existential risk from AI and bioterrorism.

Opposition Leader said Labor was caught flat-footed and needed to create links with frontier labs on Australian soil.

Anna Makanju

Policy

Vice President of Global Impact at The OpenAI Foundation

A former Obama administration national security official hired by OpenAI to oversee its initial outreach to government officials and manage AI governance and policy matters.

Stated that Mistral could only remain independent if the French government backed it 'at every stage of its development'.

Co-authored joint statement warning about crossing a moral red line on autonomous targeting of humans by machines.

Federal judge who granted final approval of Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors and publishers.

Led negotiations on amending the EU AI Act to delay high-risk requirements and reduce overlapping regulations for AI providers.

Taiwan's former digital minister discussed using citizens' assemblies to break deadlocks over AI rules and governance.

Tokyo District Court judge who ruled that a performer's voice can be protected under publicity rights in Japan, a first ruling of its kind in the country.

Co-authored NIST's Cyber AI Profile guidelines for secure adoption of AI in organizations.

Netherlands MEP criticized Trump's Anthropic restrictions as demonstrating American protectionism and called for Europe to develop its own LLMs.

Cited the speed with which the government addressed concerns about Anthropic, claiming diligent work to ensure US remains global leader in AI.

Bethany Andres-Beck

Policy

Software Engineer

Software engineer with 20+ years experience running for U.S. House in Massachusetts 6th District, proposing AI regulation including robot tax, liability regimes, and public foundational models.

Irish Catholic bishop with moral theology background who reviewed Claude's constitution

Noted that criminals increasingly use AI like Gemini to make fraud more convincing and harder to detect.

DOJ Assistant Attorney General who filed a statement of interest with Woodward supporting OpenAI's position on AI model training and fair use.

Announced NSF Project Triad initiative to integrate quantum sensing, networking and computing.

French political candidate called Anthropic ban a wake-up call to treat AI as part of sovereignty like nuclear power.

Caleb Max

Policy

President and CEO at National Artificial Intelligence Association

Said AI companies need proper guardrails and federal legislation rather than government equity stakes.

Callum Brooks

Policy

Convicted of creating and sharing deepfake nude images, fined £335 in one of Scotland's first AI deepfake prosecutions

Analyst who described Anthropic's Mythos release as an inflection point leading Trump administration to consider regulating AI.

Emphasized that basic cybersecurity practices like asset management and patching remain essential regardless of AI threats.

Abdicated the throne on August 2, 1830, following the July Revolution due to discontent with his conservative policies.

Member of Super Intelligence Task Force as nominee to be No. 2 at HHS.

Christoph Winter

Policy

Assistant Professor of Law and AI at University of Cambridge

Professor Christoph Winter directs the Cambridge Programme on AI Science & Policy and served as legal advisor to the European AI Office on drafting the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, explaining EU AI Act implications.

French MEP criticized the US hold over essential technologies and called for European investment in AI ecosystem.

Described the dispute over Chinese open models as a cage fight over the future of the AI industry focused on money and market power.

Tribunal member who ruled that Air Canada is responsible for all information on its website, including chatbot-generated content.

Authored letter to CEOs of major supervised banks warning about AI-enabled cybersecurity threats and requiring action plans by October 31, 2026.

Warned that Chinese lidar sensors could enable Beijing to access sensitive US data or disrupt critical operations.

Called the government equity stake proposal in AI companies a head-scratcher and expressed skepticism.

Wrote pitch for defense tech startups in Y Combinator's Fall 2026 wishlist; has since resigned from his position and returned to the private sector.

Stated that Ukrainian forces use semi-autonomous control systems with humans always in the loop and do not use fully autonomous drone systems that independently select and engage targets.

Wrote open letter to PM Andy Burnham calling for multinational treaty on safe development of superintelligent AI.

Darryl Slabe

Policy

Policy Advisor at Tech Policy Press

Author proposing a criminal-liability framework for AI companies that fail to prevent harm from autonomous agents.

Deputy Army Under Secretary involved in data center negotiations and discussions with communities about environmental concerns.

Head of Policy at Palisade Research who hosts the Palisade Podcast and discusses AI policy lessons from immigration policy with Dara Lind.

Argued that basic cybersecurity practices are no longer boring and that AI cannot outrun defensive fundamentals.

Former CIA director who commented that the Pentagon's $54 billion autonomous warfare budget represents the largest commitment to autonomous warfare in history.

Greens senator criticized the US as a rogue country and expressed concern about OpenAI expanding to Australia despite the breach.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Executive Officer overseeing Learned Hand pilot program implementation and evaluation.

Center for Tomorrow president stated that the Anthropic ban shows US allies are vulnerable to the US techno-industrial complex.

Visited Piketon, Ohio for the PORTS Technology Campus project announcement supporting AI infrastructure development.

Consultant epidemiologist discussing the need for vaccination uptake to prevent measles re-establishment

Coroner who conducted autopsy and reported preliminary findings of cardiac arrhythmia

Said studios moving carefully on AI licensing deals and must notify union per agreement, recognizing potential pitfalls.

Ellie Acra

Policy

Reporter at The White House

White House staff member credited with the byline for Executive Order 14409 on advanced AI innovation and security.

Co-authored SB 947 with Jerry McNerney to establish safeguards for AI use in the workplace.

Attended G7 summit with AI CEOs discussing global standards for advanced models.

Commented that US export controls on Anthropic have changed the geopolitical AI landscape for G7 nations.

Former special education teacher and Education Committee Chair supporting deliberate, evidence-based approach to AI tools.

Wrote policy article arguing governments should listen to people before deploying AI to repair public trust.

Eric Jenkins

Policy

Indiana's 2024 Teacher of the Year

Suggested AI could end up replacing some parts of teaching, but as a tool rather than a replacement.

Sat on the Ninth Circuit panel hearing arguments in Perplexity v. Amazon AI agent legal dispute.

Federal judge who granted the temporary restraining order blocking OpenAI from using the 'cameo' trademark.

Canada's AI minister who called in OpenAI executives for questioning and held a call with Sam Altman regarding the Tumbler Ridge shooting.

Catholic clergy member with computer science background who reviewed Claude's constitution

Member of Super Intelligence Task Force.

Friedrich Merz

Policy

Federal Chancellor at Germany

Attended G7 summit discussing international AI standards.

Signed IDAIS statements demanding binding frontier rules including registration and safety cases before model release.

Consumer advocacy group president who explains the landmark precedent that companies cannot hide behind chatbots for their actions.

Law professor points out that three bills on AI liability are already moving through legislatures.

Gale A. Brewer

Policy

Council Member at New York City Council

Council Member encouraging NYC Public Schools' comprehensive approach to AI literacy across grade levels.

Took the oath of office as 38th U.S. president after Nixon's resignation and later pardoned Nixon.

Client in high-profile drug case who lost confidence in Johnson's counsel due to AI misconduct and obtained permission to self-represent.

Editor of Compact magazine; stated support for halting superintelligence pursuit over all other political issues.

First Forest Service employee to identify the fungus outbreak in 1988 when it covered 400 acres.

Federal CIO coordinating government agency access to Anthropic's Mythos AI model with appropriate safeguards.

Suggested a global treaty to regulate AI use in the military to prevent US-China AI arms race.

Democratic House leader stating Congress must take decisive action on AI and accusing Republicans of abdicating governance responsibility.

Hannah McGlade expresses concerns about facial recognition technology disproportionately impacting First Nations people.

Uber's AV policy head testifying that the future of transportation will be hybrid and that public policy should be designed around that reality.

Grandson of Charles X who was designated as heir following the abdication in 1830.

Ian Crosby

Policy

Lead Counsel at The New York Times

Disputed Microsoft's findings in copyright lawsuit, stating that Microsoft and OpenAI stole from The New York Times to make commercial products.

UK Minister who stated that AI diagnostic tools are already saving lives in the NHS.