White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios testifies during a Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness hearing titled “AI’ve Got a Plan: America’s AI Action Plan” on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios testifies during a Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness 

 titled “AI’ve Got a Plan: America’s AI Action Plan” on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

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US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick attends a dinner hosted by President Donald Trump in the newly renovated White House Rose Garden on Sep. 5. (

Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

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A blurred image of US President Donald Trump with the Bluesky app superimposed. (Official White House 

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Indigenous groups protest the GOP30 summit in Belém, Brazil. (

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President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the White House AI Summit at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (Official White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)

President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the White House AI Summit at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (Official White House 

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Sam Altman at the TechCrunch Disrupt event in 2019 in San Francisco. (

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A digital illustration titled, "A Rising Tide Lifts All Bots." (

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi in October 2025. 

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