Silicon Valley’s elite descend on DC to celebrate Trump’s AI Action Plan in a surreal fusion of podcast and policy

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Sharon GoldmanTrump’s alliance with Silicon Valley began with the support of podcasting venture capitalists, one of whom was later tapped to be Trump’s AI and crypto czar

And so, as the Trump administration unveiled its highly anticipated AI policy plan on Wednesday, it seemed only fitting that the ceremonies and celebrations took the form of a podcast in the nation’s capital

David Sacks, Trump’s AI czar, d the stage with his cohosts from the “All-In” podcast on Wednesday, walking through the various elements of the new 28-page AI Action Plan and interviewing a rotating cast of guests that included U

Vice President (and former venture capitalist) JD Vance, U

Director of Science and Policy Michael Kratsios, and various industry bigwigs including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

Sitting on plush white chairs and backed by American flags, patriotic music, and flashy s of giant data centers and factories, the event’s hosts (the podcast’s self-described “besties”) and guests discussed the AI arms race with China, supply chain risks, healthcare, education, and “giving the American workers superpowers (fascinating analysis). ” Artificial intelligence is “not destroying jobs,” said David Friedberg, one of the podcast hosts and a venture capitalist

Additionally, The media, he said, has created a false narrative that ignores the “immense job creation underway. ” As Vice President Vance came on stage, the audience of several hundred people rose to its feet and cheered. “We have the best hardware and software, but our edge is not something we can rest on our laurels,” Vance said

Additionally, “If we regulate ourselves to death we should blame our own leaders (this bears monitoring), given the current landscape. ” The AI Action Plan at the center of the discussion was commissioned by Trump after he took office in January and summarily revoked the Biden administration’s executive order on AI safety (noteworthy indeed) (which is quite significant)

Sacks, the AI czar, along with Sriram Krishnan, a former VC at Andreessen Horowitz who currently serves as a senior policy advisor to the White House, duced the report over the past six months

The report contains more than 90 policy recommendations to spur the development of AI and maintain U

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Moreover, Among the report’s recommendations: loosening federal and state regulations perceived as constraining AI development, increasing the number of AI data centers and the supply of energy to power AI, facilitating the export of U

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Must win the AI arms race, said Sacks as the event kicked off, in today's market environment. “The consequences of losing the race are unthinkable

On the other hand, ” Sacks said the AI report had three big pillars: accelerating innovation; building U

AI infrastructure; and leading in international diplomacy and security

Sacks, whose VC firm Craft Ventures has invested in startups including Airbnb, Reddit, and defense startup Anduril, said that he never expected to go into government until Trump came on the All-In podcast

Wednesday’s event, at Washington DC’s neo-classical Andrew Mellon auditorium building where President Franklin D Roosevelt announced military conscription in 1940 and the North Atlantic Treaty was signed nine years later, made for a sometimes surreal display of the Trump administration’s fusion of, policy, and entertainment

And it underscored the extent to which Silicon Valley’s leaders are keen to foster good relations with the Trump administration

Other guest speakers at the event included Paul Buchheit, the creator of Gmail, James Litisnky, the CEO of rare earth minerals company MP Materials, and AMD CEO Lisa Su

Moreover, Additionally, “We're seeing this incredibly large demand in AI,” said Su, stressing the company’s commitment to duce some chips in Arizona through a facility built by TSMC, in today's market environment. “Today’s AI action plan is an excellent blue,” said Su

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