Sriram Krishnan named Trump’s senior policy advisor for AI

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• 🔎 Spotlight: Sriram Krishnan named Trump’s senior policy advisor for AI

• 🤝 Who is getting funded?

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• OpenAI ‘considered’ building a humanoid robot.

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  • OpenAI had a robotics division previously but shut it down in 2021.

  • The company has invested in other robotics companies, including Figure, 1X, and Physical Intelligence.

• Google is using Anthropic’s Claude to improve its Gemini AI

  • It is unclear if Google obtained permission from Anthropic for this type of comparison, as Anthropic's terms of service forbid using Claude to train or build competing AI models.

  • Contractors noted that Claude's responses appeared to emphasize safety more than Gemini's, with Claude sometimes refusing to respond to prompts it deemed unsafe.

• xAI is testing a standalone iOS app for its Grok chatbot

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🔎 Spotlight: Sriram Krishnan named Trump’s senior policy advisor for AI

Some important announcements today by President Trump on his Tech Team! I look forward to working with:
-- Michael Kratsios - Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), and an Assistant to the President for Science and Technology.
-- Dr. Lynne… https://t.co/zai4a61VVC

— David Sacks (@DavidSacks) December 22, 2024

Summary:

The excerpt announces Sriram Krishnan's appointment as a senior White House policy advisor for AI. Krishnan, a prominent figure in Silicon Valley with experience at major tech companies and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, will work alongside David Sacks, Trump's crypto and AI advisor, to shape and coordinate AI policy across the U.S. government. The announcement highlights Krishnan's impressive background and his stated goal of ensuring continued American leadership in AI. The piece also touches upon Krishnan's previously expressed concerns regarding the interaction between large websites and AI models like ChatGPT, advocating for technological solutions to maintain internet openness.

Why it matters?

• Krishnan will shape and coordinate AI policy across the government, ensuring continued American leadership in AI.

• Krishnan has a wealth of experience in the tech industry, having worked at Microsoft, Twitter, Yahoo!, Facebook, and Snap. He also has a close relationship with Elon Musk, who co-leads a policy group to recommend government restructuring and cuts to federal spending.

• Krishnan's appointment is part of a larger trend of the Trump administration focusing on technology. Trump also appointed Michael Kratsios as Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and David Sacks as his crypto and AI “czar.”

🤝 Who is getting funded?

• Juniper Ventures to invest in synthetic biology for the climate (TechCrunch)

• Swizzle Ventures raises $5M for inaugural fund addressing women’s health and wealth (TechCrunch)

• Coralogix acquires AI observability platform Aporia (TechCrunch)

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