People in AI

Jabari Brisport

Policy

State Senator at New York State Senate

Former middle school teacher supporting the one-year AI moratorium for early grades.

Authored a report proposing escalating U.S. responses to Chinese AGI development, ranging from sabotage and cyberattacks to military strikes on data centers.

Stated that Iowa nuclear plant restart in 2029 will drive down electricity costs.

James Frith

Policy

Member of Parliament for Bury North

UK Health Innovation Minister who commented on the AI-assisted neurosurgery as an example of AI at its best for healthcare.

Lawyer penalized for using generative AI to draft court filings containing inaccurate and fabricated case citations.

James Murray

Policy

Health and Social Care Secretary

UK Health Secretary who announced £20 million investment to expand AI X-ray tools across NHS trusts.

Consumer advocate explaining how algorithmic pricing constitutes price-fixing under updated California antitrust law.

Sent letters to Amazon, Google, Meta, and Oracle seeking information about their use of NDAs with government officials regarding data center projects.

Former Pentagon AI technical director who warned that distillation helps Chinese firms get close enough to frontier capabilities to offer near-frontier models at a fraction of US cost.

Stated that basic cybersecurity practices remain the most important defense, and that AI has not changed fundamental attack vectors.

Javi Correoso

Policy

Senior Director, Federal Affairs and U.S. Policy South at Uber Technologies Inc.

Uber's policy lead arguing that robotaxis should operate on hybrid networks with human drivers and citing concerns about displacement and accessibility.

Federal judge who ruled in February 2026 that conversations with Anthropic's Claude are not protected by attorney-client privilege.

Met with Anthropic on export controls for Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models.

Jen Easterly

Policy

Former Director at CISA

Former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director co-authoring CSA Mythos preparedness report.

Colorado Democrat expressing constituent concerns that federal AI preemption could harm consumer protections.

Chair of Subcommittee on Early Childcare Education supporting vendor accountability and protection of youngest students.

Defense think tank director who expresses concerns about the appeal of automating warfare and removing humans from the loop.

Joined Governor Newsom and legislators in signing landmark legislation for child online safety including chatbot safety requirements.

Commented on the geopolitical significance of tech CEOs attending G7, noting shift in power dynamics between government and private sector AI developers.

Questioned by Ocasio-Cortez during House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing about EPA response to resident water quality complaints near Georgia data centers.

Assemblymember referencing the METR OpenAI report on AI deception and supporting the comprehensive AI policy.

Introduced the OODA loop concept (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) which has been applied to AI and robotics decision-making.

Found on summary judgement that Amazon violated ROSCA by collecting customers' billing information before disclosing material terms of Prime membership.

Created Data Centre Covenant in Autumn Budget to support faster data center planning in exchange for clean power and local community benefits.

Expressed concerns about applying 1986 hacking statute to modern AI agent technology during Perplexity v. Amazon appeal.

Colonel and executive officer for Deputy Army Under Secretary discussing Army's engagement with communities on data center projects.

John Pane criticizes the privacy impact assessment and calls for urgent amendment of privacy legislation.

Likened advanced AI models to 'digital nuclear weapons' in recent remarks about AI capabilities and national security risks.

Issued directive to autonomous vehicle developers demanding they fix how vehicles respond to emergencies and first responders.

Highlighted Wayve's autonomous vehicle rollout in London as evidence of British AI innovation and leadership in the AI transformation.

Ernst raised red flags about Other Transaction agreements lacking oversight, accountability and transparency, and recently passed the Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025.

Ruled that Amazon violated ROSCA and that two Amazon executives could be held personally liable for violations.

Federal judge overseeing the class action case who rejected the settlement due to concerns about lack of transparency and author protections.

Senior U.S. Circuit Judge who joined the opinion affirming human authorship requirement

Bolthouse leads a coalition of Virginia groups advocating for stronger protections around data center development and advocates for a pause on new development.

Jumaane D. Williams

Policy

Public Advocate at Office of the New York City Public Advocate

Public Advocate supporting the AI moratorium and screen time restrictions for NYC students.

Warned that uncovered NameTag code signals a step toward radical transformation of privacy landscape.

Kamar H. Samuels

Policy

Schools Chancellor at NYC Department of Education

Schools Chancellor who announced and implemented the moratorium on student-facing AI with age-appropriate screen time restrictions.

Karthik Tadepalli

Policy

Research Scholar at GovAI

Byline author proposing internal model transparency as policy to tame the AI race.

Kash Patel

Policy

FBI Director

Commented on the Alfozan arrest and FBI investigation into theft of AI technology.

Kat Sexton leads the Local AI team working with councils to support responsible use of AI across local government.

Finance Minister overseeing Services Australia, learned about the OpenAI breach and discussed allocating budget to upgrade cyber defences.

Former US diplomat in China who analyzes Chinese AI priorities and argues AI may be less of a geopolitical focus for China than US narrative suggests.

Trump administration adviser who confirmed the meeting between Treasury and Fed officials with bank CEOs regarding Mythos cybersecurity risks.

Participant in Track 1.5 dialogue on AI guardrails in Beijing.

South Korea's presidential chief of staff argued that massive AI-era windfall flowing to Samsung and SK Hynix should be structurally returned to the public as a national dividend.

Convened meeting with AI executives warning of existential dangers of AI and calling for stronger safeguards before deployment.

Former UK Government energy department official warns that AI infrastructure faces a physical scaling wall due to multi-year lead times for high-voltage transformers and electrical components.

Georgieva warned that 40% of jobs worldwide could be augmented or eliminated by AI, calling for government preconditions like electricity access and digital infrastructure.

Kristen Gonzalez

Policy

State Senator at New York State

Sponsored bill banning unsafe AI chatbot features for minors including those pretending to be human.

Announced new OneGov agreement with OpenAI offering discounted token-based pricing for ChatGPT starting October 1.

Discussed legal liability questions surrounding rogue AI agents and the need for case law to clarify responsibilities.

Former Harvard president selected for OpenAI's board after Altman's reinstatement to oversee the investigation into allegations against Altman.

Secretary of Defense in 1993 who invited defense firm CEOs to dinner and initiated consolidation of defense contractors

At UN Security Council on AI, called for Africa to be equal co-architect in determining AI standards and ethics.

Announced China's new employment initiative to address AI-driven workforce changes and promote quality employment in response to technological advances.

Took a role with Anthropic after serving as Rishi Sunak's senior political adviser.

Army spokesperson explaining that the AI/ML career path is a key investment to maintain decisive edge and build a dedicated cadre of in-house AI experts.

Council Member crediting Mayor Mamdani for listening to stakeholders and protecting young people from untested technology.

Spokesperson for Digital Rights Watch said the three-month notification delay showed need for 'basic rules and standards for tech companies.'

Established a constitutional monarchy in France following Charles X's abdication in 1830.

Malcolm Crompton criticizes the police's privacy impact assessment as inadequate.

Mansoor Khan described how Meta's vision models are critical technology allowing robotics platforms to understand scenes, navigate, and perform tasks.

Expert stated European companies could benefit from Anthropic controversy by investing in homegrown AI like Mistral.

Member of Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust with expertise in law and policy.

International affairs expert appointed to Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust to advise on AI governance.

Emphasized dangers of AI misuse, particularly regarding child sexual abuse material generation.

Led IASEAI but ultimately did not make a public statement supporting Anthropic's position against Pentagon pressure despite promising a member poll.

Announced FDA's groundbreaking initiative to replace animal testing with AI-based computational models and human-relevant methods for drug development.

Marty Makary

Policy

FDA Commissioner at FDA

Announced FDA's new AI-powered Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS) platform replacing outdated fragmented databases.

Co-sponsor of the revamped Health and Location Data Protection Act alongside Senator Warren.

Issues Executive Order 658 requiring data centers over 25MW to provide 100% clean energy or pay into ratepayer protection fund.

Ruled in March that Amazon is likely to succeed in its Computer Fraud and Abuse Act claim against Perplexity's Comet.

Meghan Dorn

Policy

In-house Lobbyist at OpenAI

Former staffer for Senator Lindsey Graham who joined OpenAI in October to lead government lobbying efforts.

Expert in DMCA law who commented on Google and Reddit's legal strategies against AI scraping.

Co-led negotiations resulting in agreement to ban nudification apps and AI-generated child sexual abuse material while simplifying AI Act compliance.

Conservative policy analyst critiquing David Sacks's aggressive AI preemption policy approach as politically damaging.

Anti-racism coordinator discusses normalisation of hatred and racism in Europe.

Co-sponsored legislation mandating privacy features in internet-connected baby monitors.

Technology and national security expert discussing loopholes in US chip export controls.

Mikael Wettercrantz posted that Sweden's Government Offices will block ChatGPT and Claude over information security concerns.

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

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

Saudi Arabia's crown prince with whom Altman sought tens of billions in investment and joined the Neom advisory board until the Khashoggi killing became clear.

Discussed how open-source models like Kimi K3 change calculations for governments investing in sovereign AI systems.

Nat Purser

Policy

US Policy Director at AI Verification and Evaluation Research Institute (AVERI)

Criticized Anthropic's draft bill for preempting state AI laws while failing to create federal regulatory regime that can evolve with capabilities.

Los Angeles County District Attorney expressing concerns about using AI in criminal cases, particularly motion to suppress and post-conviction relief cases.

Spanish MEP discussing Europe's strategic vulnerability in AI and concerns about US and Chinese dominance.

Emirati sultan and AI booster who attended Altman's AGI weekend and later met with Altman regarding UAE's AI investment efforts.

Discussed government adoption of AI models and how benchmark position alone doesn't determine sovereign AI choices.

Commented on China's new rules for anthropomorphic AI interaction services, stating that current agents are not yet mature.

Donohoe urged developing countries to build 'small AI' models that run on mobile phones with low connectivity to accelerate economic development.

U.S. Circuit Judge who wrote the unanimous opinion affirming that human authorship is required under copyright law

West Virginia Governor whose office acknowledged Anthropic's $45 billion six-year agreement with Nscale for AI computing capacity.

Author of "Washington Education Official Pushing for $10 Million Statewide Investment in AI Tutoring Tools and "

Peter Collins criticizes minimal consultation with Indigenous legal services before deploying facial recognition technology.

Peter Wallich

Policy

Advisor at MIT AI Risk Initiative

Former UK AI Security Institute official who warned that frontier AI systems have exploitable safeguard failures that could endanger warfighters and civilians.

Launched a formal investigation into xAI's Grok chatbot for violating Canada's privacy laws through non-consensual deepfake generation.

French Admiral who noted NATO alliance members are using AI to track Russia's shadow tanker fleet.

Preston Byrne

Policy

General Counsel at Sei Labs

Author analyzing Dario Amodei's AI safety regulation proposal and legal implications of government control over AI technology, drawing parallels to past censorship regimes.

Commented that the AI clinical decision support tool for intimate partner violence detection could be a game-changing asset to public health.

Stated that AI has augmented cybersecurity work with 10-100x improvements in human capabilities.

Former U.S. president who resigned on August 9, 1974 following the Watergate scandal and mounting impeachment pressure.

Member of Super Intelligence Task Force.

Higher Education Chair supporting the nuanced approach to AI in schools.

Questioned the Trump administration's justification for labeling Anthropic a supply-chain risk and called the retaliatory logic 'really troubling'.

Former Biden White House digital director started super-PAC to support pro-AI-safety candidates.

Lawyer who frequently posts about cases involving AI hallucinations and identified this case as a comedy of AI errors.

Former NSA cybersecurity director contributing to CSA Mythos preparedness report.

Robert Carroll

Policy

Assemblymember and Chair of the Assembly at New York State Assembly

Chair of Assembly Committee on Libraries and Education Technology supporting the AI moratorium.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the MAHA Summit that AI now gives a better second opinion than any doctor in the United States.

State Senator emphasizing that progress must earn its place in the classroom and childhood should not be the price for innovation.

U.S. Circuit Judge who joined the opinion affirming human authorship requirement

Dismissed AI slowdown concerns as self-interested rhetoric from leading labs, advocating for European AI acceleration.

Expressed concerns about political censorship and security weaknesses in Chinese AI models like DeepSeek.

Ross Uhrich

Policy

Board-Certified surgeon, investor, and Program Manager (General Partner) at ARPA-H

Program manager leading ARPA-H NITRO program funding Colorado osteoarthritis research.

Proposed stripping tax breaks for data centers and for paying for upgrades they precipitate for local power grids; possible presidential candidate.

Policy think tank expert arguing U.S. and China must cooperate on AI safety.

Japanese Prime Minister joined by video at government's physical-AI launch event on July 16.

US undersecretary for public diplomacy comparing potential UK X ban to Russia-style censorship

Pentagon official stating military must equip warfighters with 21st-century technology.

Shane Cahill

Policy

AI Policy Director for Legislation at Meta

Testified on behalf of Meta at NYC Council hearing about AI safety and policy development.

UAE's spymaster and national leader overseeing G42 AI conglomerate and $1.5 trillion in sovereign wealth that Altman sought investment from.

Shweta Rajpal Kohli

Policy

President & CEO at Startup Policy Forum

Startup policy leader discussing India's dramatic acceleration in Deep Tech innovation and commercialization.

Announced withdrawal of South Africa's Draft National AI Policy after discovering at least 6 of 67 cited sources were AI fabrications.

Legal expert warning that intelligence reports on anti-tech extremism risk sweeping up peaceful protesters and activists.

DOJ Associate Attorney General who filed a statement of interest backing OpenAI's fair-use defense in the copyright infringement case.

NHS clinical director who praised AI X-ray tools for supporting faster patient diagnosis.

Stephen Ehikian

Policy

Deputy Administrator at General Services Administration

GSA Deputy Administrator encouraging federal agencies to adopt new AI tools to streamline operations and cut costs.

Former board member who characterized board members as J.V. who had never done anything and lacked leverage against Altman.

Published opinion piece on China-US AI race, arguing that treating competition solely as capability race could disadvantage US influence on global AI adoption.

Takis Theodorikakos commented on OpenAI for Greece partnership opening opportunities for AI competitiveness and innovation.

Board member who received Sutskever's memos and voted to fire Altman, later losing her seat after his reinstatement despite her concerns about integrity.

Said there is an urgent need to implement measures against Meta's ban on third-party AI chatbots and that the fee Meta was asking was too high.

Federal judge who issued an 18-page reprimand and $5,000 fine against lawyer for AI-generated false case citations.

Theresa Payton

Policy

AI Strategist

Former White House CIO under George W. Bush who described China's distillation attacks as the ultimate form of industrial homework theft.

Joins OpenAI's national security policy team after working in White House cyber policy.

NSA deputy director who announced the agency wants access to all AI models and is engaging with major AI developers.

Trump cabinet member speaking at announcement of Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant transformation into largest AI data center.

Florida senator and AI Bill of Rights sponsor warning against AI companion chatbot relationships with minors.

Tech policy think tank head who expressed concerns about using civilian Pokémon Go data for military ends.

Co-author of UNU-INWEH report; Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations; commented on AI compute concentration and digital divide.

Author of "UK Has Lost Its Measles Elimination Status" in Sky News

Co-founded Partnership on AI in 2016 while at Google DeepMind and received the 2026 ChangeMaker Award for shaping responsible AI policy.

U.S. District Judge who ruled on Meta's Llama training case, finding it highly transformative but expressing concerns about fair use.

Signed a public letter on AI safety and embedded evaluations.

Discussed how Chinese open-weight models are growing in popularity globally as free alternatives to U.S. frontier models.

Called for public insight into Department of Defense use constraints on AI technology.

Historical figure referenced in Kuryokhin's hoax to illustrate how false claims can convince large populations.

Warned that advanced AI could pose an existential risk to humanity and that a few men hold almost unlimited power over AI.

Deputy Secretary of the Treasury quoted on Treasury's commitment to using AI for fraud detection and payment integrity.

MIIT official Wang Weiwei stated that AI's rise is redefining traditional software and presents a historic opportunity to reshape competitive landscape.

Commented on UK-Ukraine AI partnership combining UK scientists and engineers with Ukraine's battlefield experience and data.

Lawyer representing over 1,000 victims arguing they are entitled to recover the current Bitcoin value rather than original investment.

Deputy Secretary of Defense who participated in the 1993 dinner with defense contractor CEOs

Announced TSMC's plans to add two advanced chip packaging plants in southern Taiwan.

Announced plans to establish regular mechanisms for identifying new occupations and formulating occupational standards in emerging AI and digital economy fields.

Chairs the national AI governance committee and signed IDAIS statements demanding binding frontier rules but has not seen demands adopted.

Stated the Army wants to adopt third-party AI algorithms as fast as they are being built rather than develop their own.

Commented that the Nolla Health pilot program represents a significant step forward in leveraging AI to improve healthcare access while maintaining rigorous oversight.

Argued AI regulation debate reflects cognitive-domain shaping by Washington and that US loosens regulations at home while influencing others to tighten.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani

Policy

Mayor at New York City

Mayor who announced NYC Public Schools' one-year moratorium on student-facing generative AI for grades 2-K through 8.