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Trump Appoints AI-Crypto Czar, Meets Altman, Warns AI Risks
7/28/2026
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- U.S. President Donald Trump held a news conference in January 2025 with Sam Altman, Larry Ellison and Masayoshi Son.
- U.S. President Donald Trump named David Sacks AI and crypto czar in 2024 and vowed to make the United States the “crypto capital of the planet.”
- Palantir CEO Alex Karp warned at the 2024 Reagan National Defence Forum that AI is dangerous and would need regulation if not for hostile adversaries.
