Donald Trump used social media to win office, promoted and benefited from cryptocurrency, and broke long-standing norms around conflicts of interest. In his second term, he brought Elon Musk to the White House to disrupt the federal government in the style of a Silicon Valley startup. Musk eventually departed amid clashes over conduct, yet the influence of DOGE continues to reshape aspects of daily life. Tech companies and A.I. are driving administration priorities. Corporate leaders often frame A.I. as enormous and alarming, a posture that can amplify scenarios that serve their own financial and strategic interests.
Donald Trump is the most tech-friendly President in American history. He enlisted social media to win office; he became a promoter-and beneficiary-of cryptocurrency, breaking long-standing norms around conflicts of interest; and, in his second term, he brought Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest tech baron, to the White House, to disrupt the federal government in the manner of a Silicon Valley startup.
Drummond also sounds a cautionary note about some of the doomsday framing of the A.I. revolution. Corporate leaders "want this technology to sound as big and daunting and powerful and impressive and scary as they possibly can," she explains. In some cases, "that hyperbole masks the fact that these individuals have a stake in exactly the scenarios that they are outlining."
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