Sources: Anthropic scrapped plans to hire a Republican for its top policy role, instead choosing an Obama alumn as it adopts a cooler stance towards Trump
speaking out on potential downsides of AI, including risks to the safety of humanity.
Gumroad founder Sahil Lavingia discusses working as a DOGE software engineer for the VA and says he was let go after his Fast Company interview was published
Gov't tech workers I spoke to went bonkers when DOGE workers began connecting non-government laptops to their systems. … Jacob Harris / @jacobharr.is : Reading Sahil Lavingia's blog post about working...
OpenAI hires former White House official Aaron “Ronnie” Chatterji as its first chief economist to research how AI will impact economic growth and job creation
Aaron Chatterji was chief economist at the Commerce Department under President Biden and served on President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers.
Sources: Mark Zuckerberg wants to get away from politics, pulling back from charitable causes that may seem partisan, tamping down employee activism, and more
It was only a little more than a decade ago that Mark Zuckerberg had few qualms about airing his politics. X: @fredbauerblog , @argojournal , @nick_field90 , and @teddyschleifer X: Fred Bauer / @fredb...
A profile of OpenAI VP of Global Affairs Anna Makanju, who helped transform Sam Altman from a startup darling into an AI ambassador and worked in Obama's admin
This summer, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made a pilgrimage to India to discuss the artificial intelligence revolution with a towering figure: Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Helped by his Twitter acquisition, Elon Musk surpasses President Obama as the most followed person on the service with 133,068,709 followers
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President Joe Biden has yet to appoint a US CTO after 20 months in office, a position Barack Obama filled within three months
Cristiano Lima / Washington Post : Tweets: @viacristiano Tweets: Cristiano Lima / @viacristiano : So, where is Biden's chief technology officer? 20+ months into his term, Biden has yet to fill a role...
A look at Facebook's lobbying operation, which spent $20M last year, as it struggles to hire and retain key Democratic staff, with a top job open since January
Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @jameshohmann , @emilyglazer , @emilyglazer , @andrewrestuccia , @emilyglazer , @jameshohmann , @jameshohmann , @emilyglazer , @llerer , @emilyglazer , @joshsternberg , ...
Biden appoints Clare Martorana as US CIO; she was formerly OPM's CIO and is a veteran of the USDS and formerly an executive at WebMD and Everyday Health
no, I mean REALLY — good. https://www.fastcompany.com/ ... @erie : WOW. @ClareMartorana is one of the smartest, most thoughtful, focused people I've ever had the pleasure of working with. We are so, s...
Open source developer David Recordon named Biden's director of technology, returning to the White House after serving as its first director of IT under Obama
With a background in open source, open standards, and security, Recordon may be ideal for President Joe Biden's White House.