People in AI

California Governor who signed 13 AI-related bills creating first-in-the-nation worker protections and transparency requirements for AI systems.

Scott Bessent

Politician

Treasury Secretary at U.S. Treasury

Warned Chinese AI companies that sanctions remain on table for IP theft through model distillation, stating 'open source is not open season on American IP'.

Co-proposed with Bernie Sanders the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act establishing penalties up to 20 years in prison for violations.

Alex Bores

Politician

New York State Assemblymember at New York State

Provided plain language summary of METR report for non-technical audience and congressional staff.

Co-sponsor of the revamped Health and Location Data Protection Act designed to ban AI companies from selling health data to brokers.

Scott Wiener

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Senator at California State Senate

Authored SB 53, California AI safety bill requiring transparency and safety frameworks from frontier AI developers like OpenAI and Anthropic.

Ted Lieu

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Representative, U.S. House at U.S. House of Representatives

Democratic Representative from California who teamed up with Rep. Nathaniel Moran to introduce the AI Kill Switch Act after the Hugging Face incident.

Keir Starmer

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Prime Minister at United Kingdom Government

His AI Action Plan is part of UK-US Technology Partnership and he praised Microsoft's $30 billion investment as vote of confidence in UK's AI leadership.

Pope Leo XIV

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Pope at Vatican

Released his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, calling for strong regulation of artificial intelligence and warning that AI must serve human dignity rather than profit or power.

Ted Cruz

Politician

Senator at U.S. Senate

Senator Ted Cruz is co-sponsoring a bipartisan frontier AI bill with Klobuchar and Thune to address catastrophic risk, saying the nation must beat China in AI development.

Criticized US AI export controls as strictly nationalist and urged democracies to cooperate on AI regulation; warned of value loss for US AI firms if they restrict access.

Inaugurated India's AI Impact Summit, stating it showcases the extraordinary potential of AI and Indian innovation.

Chancellor used Budget to encourage savers to invest in stocks and shares through ISAs

Senator Amy Klobuchar is sponsoring a bipartisan AI regulatory bill with John Thune and Ted Cruz that faces disagreement over AI model safety testing frameworks.

John Moolenaar

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Representative and Chairman at House Select Committee on China

Wrote to U.S. Commerce Secretary claiming Nvidia engineers helped DeepSeek optimize AI systems, raising concerns about export controls.

Senator John Thune is co-sponsoring a bipartisan AI regulatory bill with Amy Klobuchar and Ted Cruz addressing AI safety and catastrophic risk.

Introduced her own AI bill and welcomed White House framework as roadmap for federal AI legislation.

Republican Representative from Texas who co-introduced the AI Kill Switch Act with Ted Lieu requiring developers to preserve technical powers to suspend or shutdown AI systems.

Co-introduced SB 243 legislation in January to regulate AI companion chatbots following teen suicide incidents involving AI chatbots.

Called for strict AI safety standards and public oversight, warning Congress against bailing out Big Tech if an AI bubble pops.

Former President urging Democrats to make AI a central issue and build a public AI framework.

U.S. Representative who told CNN that AI agent incidents represent loss of human control and called for aligning model values with human values.

Ken Paxton sued OpenAI and Sam Altman over alleged ChatGPT safety failures and misrepresentations.

Senator Maria Cantwell opposes the Cruz-Klobuchar-Thune bill's voluntary safety testing provisions, pushing instead for mandatory federal pre-deployment testing by national laboratories.

Received classified briefing from NSA Director Gen. Joshua Rudd that Anthropic's Mythos model broke into nearly all NSA classified systems in hours during red-team testing.

Called for temporary ban on recursive self-improvement at The Curve conference.

Ron Wyden

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Senator at U.S. Senate

Proposed a new excise tax and elimination of tax breaks for data center construction boom, as highest-ranking Democrat on the Senate's tax-writing body.

French Minister of the Interior who supported the idea of creating a European film festival free from political influence.

Hosted India's AI Impact Summit and announced the Delhi Declaration on AI with at least 70 expected signatories.

Potential alternative Chinese negotiator for AI safety talks; coordinates technology and AI policies.

UK Foreign Minister spoke at UN Security Council emphasizing safety, transparency, and resilience in AI development.

French Foreign Minister who initially had concerns about the festival's impact on Franco-Italian relations.

Cannes municipal councillor from Paris who mobilized support for Cannes over Biarritz as the festival's host city.

Led Italy to become the first EU country to approve comprehensive AI legislation, emphasizing an Italian way to develop artificial intelligence.

US Vice-President connected to prominent Christian-influenced tech leaders and the Trump administration.

Republican Senator launched a probe into OpenAI's response to the breach, asking CEO Altman 16 questions with an October 1 deadline.

Defending Minnesota's nudification law against xAI's First Amendment challenge.

Liz Kendall

Politician

Technology Secretary at UK Government

UK government official announcing Sovereign AI investment in Isomorphic Labs for AI-driven drug discovery.

Massachusetts Democrat representative who proposed with Jay Obernolte requiring AI labs to report model risks to Commerce Department.

Announced Japan's formal request to OpenAI to refrain from copyright infringement following Sora 2's generation of copyrighted anime and game characters.

Venezuelan President whose seizure involved Claude AI being used by US government officials

Technology secretary who issued intervention demanding strategic refocus on defence/national security and leadership changes at ATI, with funding contingent on reforms.

Turkish President meeting with Xi over the weekend

Russell Coleman

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Attorney General at Kentucky

Wrote the engineering post revealing Claude Opus 4.6's benchmark hacking behavior and its implications for AI evaluation integrity.

UK Prime Minister targeted to implement promised ticket price cap legislation

Signed Minnesota's AI nudification ban into law in May 2026.

Jointly co-advised Zhilin Yang's PhD at CMU alongside Russ Salakhutdinov.

Virginia Governor who signed data center executive order banning state NDAs and created state's first AI task force.

Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) urged Meta to reverse its new business terms that raised concerns about content use for AI training.

Former Trump White House aide leading Army modernization and presenting How the Army Fights framework for coherent technology integration.

LDP politician who wrote about Sora 2's legal implications and Japan's opportunity to lead on AI copyright rules

Stated Italy's AI law brings innovation back within the perimeter of public interest, steering AI toward growth, rights and full protection of citizens.

Anna Paulina Luna

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Congresswoman at United States House of Representatives

GOP Representative who called for Congress to convene a special session on AI.

Stated that AI has become the foundation of future industries and South Korea stands at the threshold of transformation.

Illinois Democrat representative arguing that international collaboration is needed to address AI risks and that unilateral US bans would not stop China.

Democratic Senator from Hawaii who voted to advance Ted Cruz's bill on government pressure on platforms.

Bruce Harrell

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Mayor at City of Seattle

Announced the creation of Seattle's AI officer position as part of the city's responsible AI plan rollout.

Co-authored SB 1119 and authored multiple child safety bills on age verification, sexual abuse reporting, and addictive feeds.

Requested $10 million in budget for statewide pilot program to purchase AI tutoring tools and fund teacher training.

Acting Army chief stating AI must be used as tool not solution, and Army cannot modernize everything simultaneously.

Chung drafted an amendment adding a mainland China semiconductor chip clause to Taiwan's Foreign Trade Act to criminalize AI chip smuggling.

Cory Mills

Politician

Representative of the 7th district of Florida at U.S. House of Representatives

Republican congressman who secured a provision in the defense authorization bill barring data center components made in China, Russia, Iran or North Korea.

Daniel Lurie

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Mayor at City and County of San Francisco

Backing federal regulation of robotaxis and supporting Rep. Kevin Mullin's bill for autonomous vehicle emergency response coordination.

Denounced OpenAI for walking away from mediation over Tumbler Ridge lawsuits and stated the companies cannot be trusted to regulate themselves.

Independent senator criticized the OpenAI hack and government's slow response to implementing AI safeguards and National AI Safety Act.

Debbie Critchfield

Politician

Superintendent of Public Instruction at Idaho

Emphasized that AI should not be considered as a solution to teacher shortages and will not replace teachers.

At the Xiangshan Forum, China's Defense Minister Dong Jun advocated for international cooperation on AI governance and called for nations to consult with one another on AI regulation.

House Democrat who joined Casar in requesting more information from OpenAI about AI safety incidents and agent oversight.

Doug Gorman

Politician

Judge Executive at Warren County

Warren County judge executive who discussed the success of the AI-assisted town hall, noting it was larger than traditional in-person meetings.

Swedish Deputy Prime Minister who warned that overregulating AI risks leaving Sweden behind and called for innovative regulatory frameworks.

Democratic Senator from Massachusetts who voted with Republicans to advance the Cruz-Wyden bill on platform regulation.

Eric Adams

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Mayor at City of New York

Mayor who launched the autonomous vehicle safety regime that enabled Waymo's testing permit in 2024.

Secretary of Commerce overseeing NIST publication

Governor Gavin Newsom

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Governor at State of California

Governor signed SB 53 into law and is quoted on balancing AI innovation with safety regulations.

Governor of Texas who met with inaugural students on convocation day.

Director of DOE's Energy Dominance Financing announced the $1.9 billion loan closing for Duane Arnold nuclear plant restart.

Signed bills HB 4047 and HB 4048 in August 2025 criminalizing nonconsensual intimate AI deepfakes

Minister of Education and Children quoted on Iceland's AI education initiative and the importance of harnessing AI's power responsibly.

Heidi Alexander

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Transport Minister at UK Government

Commented on Wayve and Uber's autonomous vehicle launch in London, noting it as a major milestone for transport in the UK.

Met with Xi Jinping during the SCO summit weekend as one of the visiting leaders.

Democratic Senator from Nevada who voted with Republicans on the bill restricting government pressure on AI platforms.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy announced the $1.9 billion loan to restart the Duane Arnold nuclear plant to power AI data centers.

Texas Democratic Senate candidate whose deepfake was created by the National Republican Senatorial Committee in March 2026, showing him appearing to speak for over a minute in an AI-generated video.

Treasury Secretary cut bets on US intervention, stressing preference for a strong dollar and denying involvement in Japan's markets.

JB Pritzker

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Governor at State of Illinois

Pritzker signed an executive order creating an unpaid AI Cabinet to draft state policy through 2027, emphasizing that AI poses risks similar to nuclear weapons.

French Foreign Minister chaired the UN Security Council's first high-level briefing on AI and international security.

Republican Colorado state senator and co-sponsor of chatbot safety bill HB 26-1263.

First Minister considering separate legislation for deepfake creation offences

Junior senator from Wisconsin whose unsubstantiated attacks were publicly denounced by Smith in her 'Declaration of Conscience' speech in 1950.

Co-introduced SB 243 legislation to regulate AI companion chatbots and protect children from harmful AI interactions.

Authored multiple child safety bills including AB 1709, AB 2, and AB 302 signed by Governor Newsom.

Pennsylvania Governor who filed lawsuit against Character.AI for chatbots posing as licensed psychiatrists in violation of medical licensing rules.

Cabinet Office minister announcing AI fraud recovery savings at anti-fraud summit

Judge questioning Pentagon memo accusing Anthropic of malicious intent in oral arguments on supply-chain designation.

Dissenting judge in federal appeals court decision upholding Pentagon's blacklist of Anthropic, arguing the law targets deceptive interference not open policy enforcement.

Proposed creating a Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development to oversee Kazakhstan's AI transition.

Katie Hobbs

Politician

Governor

Arizona Governor who vetoed state's chatbot bill in June 2026, refusing to protect Big Tech companies more than children.

Mayor-elect of Seattle whose position on the city's AI plan is unclear as the topic was not part of her campaign.

Proposed the Autonomous Vehicle Emergency Response Coordination Act to require autonomous vehicle companies to improve emergency response coordination.

Linda McMahon

Politician

Education Secretary at U.S. Department of Education

Education Secretary who endorsed Melania Trump's AI contest and stated AI has potential to revolutionize education and prepare students for future challenges.

Tuvalu's finance minister who commented that VeriSign paid 'peanuts' for the .tv domain rights

Member of House Homeland Security Committee who reported Mythos broke into his bank account during a closed-door briefing.

Virginia Democratic senator criticizing Spanberger's data center executive order for not ending $2 billion tax exemptions.

Stated that Brazil expects Nvidia to win a tender for a supercomputer to be installed in Rio Grande do Norte.

Announced Brazil's $444.2 million investment in AI infrastructure and sovereign AI supercomputers.

First woman elected to both houses of Congress, served 24 years in Senate and was outspoken on foreign policy, military affairs, and space program.

Expressed hopes that OpenAI will voluntarily comply with Japan's copyright request and indicated measures under Japan's AI Promotion Act may be invoked.

Warned that the UK financial system is not prepared for a major AI-related incident and criticized regulators for taking a wait-and-see approach to AI risks.

Opposition politician criticizing government's economic performance and growth claims

Stated that the government views non-consensual sexual deepfakes as a serious violation of human rights and announced blocking access to Grok.

Army's top enlisted advisor saying experimentation phase is over and service must make decisions on technology priorities.

University named after him is cited as a talent development initiative in UAE's AI healthcare strategy.

European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare commenting on the EMA-FDA AI principles as a step in EU-US cooperation on medical technologies.

Pam Bondi

Politician

Attorney General

Directed to create an AI Litigation Task Force to challenge state AI laws that clash with the Trump administration's vision.

Called for congressional hearings on OpenAI incident, arguing companies should not write their own rules.

Historical Pope whose encyclical 'Rerum Novarum' on labor and workers' rights inspired Pope Leo XIV's choice of papal name.

Signed executive orders on AI policy in January and December 2025 directing federal agencies to develop AI frameworks and challenge state laws

Republican Senator from Kentucky who blocked Kennedy's request for unanimous consent to pass his 'kill switch' bill for AI agents.

Ousted by War Secretary Hegseth; had helped lead Army's transformation push with drones and AI.

Co-authored SB 1119, authored AB 1856 and AB 302, and authored AB 1405 creating state AI auditor registry.

Sent Altman a separate letter on September 9 setting a September 24 deadline with questions about containment failures and agent websites.

Richard Marles

Politician

Defence Minister at Australian Government

Deputy Prime Minister compared the portal's security to a fence and discussed how sensitive data is protected in safe and fortress-like systems.

Robert Chipman

Politician

Air Marshal and Vice Chief of Defence Force at Australian Defence Force

Australian military leader who states the country will continue investing in autonomous and uncrewed systems to improve military capability.

Sean Camacho

Politician

State Representative

Colorado Democrat state representative who sponsored HB 26-1263 chatbot safety bill with exemptions criticized by child safety advocates.

Sean Duffy

Politician

U.S. Transportation Secretary at U.S. Department of Transportation

Acting Administrator who issued July 31 policy directive outlining the revised approach for commercial space station development.

Authored SB 53 and is quoted on the legislation's role in promoting innovation and establishing AI guardrails.

Met with Sam Altman and signed landmark deals with OpenAI to establish world's first AI-native machine-readable government initiative.

Steve Scalise

Politician

House Majority Leader

Republican House Majority Leader pushing for federal preemption of state AI laws to prevent innovation barriers.

Terry Kilgore

Politician

House Minority Leader at Virginia House of Delegates

Virginia Republican House minority leader questioning viability of Spanberger's data center proposal.

Tim Scott

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U.S. Senator

South Carolina Senator who received a letter from Anthropic accusing Alibaba of distillation attacks.

Trish La Chica

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State Representative for District 37

Hawaii Democrat state representative approached by Google lobbyists to sponsor chatbot safety bill; did not sponsor after identifying targeted exemptions.

EU judges ruled Hungary has infringed freedom of expression under his government.

Shared AI-generated images of Maduro's capture on social media that were later confirmed to be manipulated.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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President at Ukraine

Signed landmark AI Partnership agreement with UK allowing access to Ukraine's Avengers AI Labs battlefield data platform.