Siliconsciousness: Trump AI Policy May Not Mean What You Think It Means

The DSR Network

Chris Cotnoir

Government

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🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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The Trump administration’s laissez-faire approach to big tech might just be a mirage. The strange marriage of the White House to some of the biggest names in AI has meant a huge influence over the exploding industry. But who is really influencing who? Former Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy Alondra Nelson joins David Rothkopf to explore the administration’s unique relationship with big tech and the profound effects that are already underway. This material is distributed by TRG Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in the U.S.. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.0	Welcome to CILA Consciousness,
0:47.5	the DSR Network podcast focusing on the artificial intelligence revolution,
0:53.1	politics and policy.
1:02.5	Hello and welcome to Silla Consciousness. I'm David Rothkoff, your host. And this week,
1:07.3	as every week we're going to talk about AI and some of the things that are going on.
1:11.6	And this week, I am especially happy to say that we've got back one of our favorite and most
1:18.5	admired analysts, commentators, and thinkers on AI.
1:25.4	Alondra Nelson, Alondra is the Harold F. Linder professor at the Institute of Advanced
1:31.2	Study and Independent Research Center in Princeton, New Jersey. Dr. Nelson served as deputy assistant
1:37.7	to the president, Joe Biden, and acting director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
1:45.0	It's great to have you back, Alandra.
1:47.0	Always good to be with you, David.
1:49.2	So there's so much, so much to talk about.
1:52.0	You've been prolific in your writing and your comments.
1:55.3	But I'd like to sort of start at maybe, I don't know, 35,000 feet,
1:59.9	and then we can drill down in any direction you want to go.
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