remarkable week for AI in the US with all the launches happening.

Wes LePatner was one of the kindest and most brilliant people I knew. She was an incredible mentor to me when I was her analyst during my time at GS, and a deeply supportive friend ever since. It is truly hard to comprehend such a senseless tragedy. My heart and prayers are with her family during this time. May her memory be a blessing.

This was a historic week for AI policy. President Trump gave his first major speech on AI, the White House released its AI Action Plan, and President Trump signed three important executive orders. If you missed it, here is a recap of the major themes and actions. 🧵

Got to talk to @EdLudlow on President Trump’s AI action plan. And even got a little bit of pro wrestling in at the end.

Like any kid growing up in the 90s, Hulk Hogan was my hero. It’s hard to count the number of amazing memories we all have : from slamming Andre ( before my time but iconic and arguably made WrestleMania what it is ) to being the third man for nWO to having all of Toronto cheer for him and boo The Rock to many more. Pro wrestling wouldn’t be what it is today without the Hulkster. I got to meet him one time about a decade ago and though he must have heard it a million times, he said he loved my version of “Whatchoo gonna do brother…” and made my day. More than anything, he represented a heroic ideal of America, one that transcended beyond saying your prayers and eating your vitamins.

This is what I voted for: 5 Cabinet Secretaries plus the VP and President just showed up for a conference on Winning AI.

🇺🇸 Today is a day we have been working towards for six months. We are announcing America’s AI action plan putting us on the road to continued AI dominance. The three core themes: - Accelerate AI innovation - Build American AI infrastructure - Lead in international AI diplomacy and security. It’s a long document (!) and I highly encourage you read it. There is a lot of exciting actions in here but one I’m very partial to is the focus on open source and open weights and making sure the U.S. leads in this critical area. This represents the work of many many people but I want to particularly highlight @DavidSacks @mkratsios47 and the person who has spent the most time and sweat and effort on this : @deanwball Personally, this is an effort I’ve been incredibly proud to have been a part of and why I signed up for this job. I’m confident this and the other announcements today put us on the road to AI dominance as called for by President Trump.

🇺🇸 Today is a day we have been working towards for six months. We are announcing America’s AI action plan putting us on the road to continued AI dominance. The three core themes: - Accelerate AI innovation - Build American AI infrastructure - Lead in international AI diplomacy and security. It’s a long document (!) and I highly encourage you read it. There is a lot of exciting actions in here but one I’m very partial to is the focus on open source and open weights and making sure the U.S. leads in this critical area. This represents the work of many many people but I want to particularly highlight @DavidSacks @mkratsios47 and the person who has spent the most time and sweat and effort on this : @deanwball Personally, this is an effort I’ve been incredibly proud to have been a part of and why I signed up for this job. I’m confident this and the other announcements today put us on the road to AI dominance as called for by President Trump.

Tomorrow should be a huge day for American AI. 🇺🇸

it's key for the US to win on open weights/open source models. It's very clear there is a distinct need for this.