Profile: Thiel protégé Michael Kratsios runs the White House office steering AI policy
saranormous · x · 2026-11-03
A Colossus magazine profile of Michael Kratsios, Trump's chief science advisor and head of the White House science office. A 39-year-old Peter Thiel protégé who has worked for Trump daily across both terms, Kratsios turned an office once known for algae-bloom reports into the hub of AI regulation and American science reform — including orchestrating the ceremony honoring Huang, Musk, Brin, Nadella, Su, and Dell (who together control $18T in companies). Colorful details include Musk joking the best way to sandbox an AI is putting it on a Wi-Fi-less Delta flight. Essential reading on the power structure shaping US AI policy.
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