Public Affairs & Communications Strategist. CEO of The Alliance for Secure AI. @secureainow
Austin, Texas
Joined December 2008
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I appeared on NPR's Morning Edition recently to discuss the impact of inflation on the American people. I talked about how inflation and the cost of living are creating political headwinds for the GOP.
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I shared my thoughts with @newsweek on how border security and immigration factor in the upcoming midterm elections.
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Very proud to share that my memoir, Out of the Shadows, has debuted at #2 on the NY Times Best Sellers List. Thank you to everyone who has read the book and recommended it to friends and family. And thank you to everyone who helped make this book possible!
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OpenAI’s autonomous AI systems have tried to prevent employees from monitoring their actions, and the company is not sure why. nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/o…
It was great to join @foxnewsnight to discuss AI, cyber security, and protecting the homeland against cyber attacks. @FoxNews @tracegallagher
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I shared my thoughts on the upcoming midterm election with The Los Angeles Times recently.
How will the massive amount of money being spent impact the final results? Does it have diminishing returns at some point?
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This is an excellent idea from my friends at The America First Policy Institute. It's called "Reorienting the Super Intelligence Frontier to Serve Americans."
They argue that the AI companies should commit to spending more of their compute on curing cancer instead of trying to build a "machine god" through recursive self-improvement.
I 100% agree with this.
@A1Policy
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I spoke to The Texas Observer about Congressman Brandon Gill, and his rise to prominence in the GOP. @realBrandonGill texasobserver.org/brandon-gi…
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The increases have been dramatic.
Nvidia’s federal lobbying spending skyrocketed nearly ninefold from $640,000 in 2024 to $6 million in 2025. From the second quarter of this year to the third, Nvidia’s spending on lobbying increased 53.5%.
ALT A chart showing spiking lobbying spending by OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia.
[He cited the imbalance between money — including AI companies’ lobbying and large donations to political campaigns — and public opinion.
These AI companies are “spending huge historic amounts of money on lobbying, PR, and politics,” Steinhauser said, because “the American people are demanding accountability, transparency, and regulation.”]
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I spoke to @thehill recently about the latest in the U.S. Senate race in Texas.
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This morning I testified in front of the Pennsylvania House Committee on Communications and Technology.
Topic: Mitigating Risks Posed by Frontier AI models.
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Today, CEO @Bstein80 testifies before the Pennsylvania House Communications and Technology Committee at a public hearing on mitigating risks from frontier AI models, to support HB 2800 and HB 2829.
Follow live: youtube.com/live/YHjBCtyI3Vk… 🧵⤵
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NASA is testing a solar sail spacecraft that uses sunlight for propulsion, without conventional fuel.
Launched aboard a Rocket Lab rocket, it demonstrates a new way to travel through space.
Future solar sail technology could help spacecraft reach Mars in as little as 26 days.
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🚨Republicans: early voting starts tomorrow and runs through October 30!
Make your plan to vote now and bring your friends and family, too.
The U.S. Senate race in Texas has generated a lot of interest in...... Japan!
I enjoyed doing this one.
#txsen
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In the latest edition of our podcast, Guardrails, @RandanMarie interviewed Texas State Senator @AngelaPaxtonTX
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Inbox: @TXsecofstate announces that Texas has 19 million registered voters ahead of Nov. 3 General Election #txlege
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Republicans: Early voting begins Monday!
Early Voting: Monday, October 19-30
Election Day: November 3rd
I spoke to @Newsweek about the latest polling in Texas.
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