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Profile: Michael Kratsios, Thiel aide turned Trump AI policy chief

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A profile of Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), highlights his role as a key figure in the Trump administration's AI policy. Kratsios, a former aide to Peter Thiel, oversees a little-known office that is central to AI regulation and science reform efforts.

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    A profile of White House OSTP Director Michael Kratsios, an ex-Peter Thiel aide who is among a handful of players steering the Trump administration's AI policy (Harry Lambert/Colossus)

    Harry Lambert / Colossus : A profile of White House OSTP Director Michael Kratsios, an ex-Peter Thiel aide who is among a handful of players steering the Trump administration's AI policy — The fight to regulate AI and reform American science runs through a little-known White House office, and the Thiel-turned-Trump aide in charge of it

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