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The Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), who advocates for the role of small businesses in driving the AI boom and is working to facilitate their access to capital for technology adoption.

A U.S. government agency tasked with supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses. Under the current administration, it revised its rules to permit its government-backed loans to be used for acquiring AI technology.

The creator of Gmail and a partner at Y Combinator, who is a proponent of 'vibe coding' and believes AI will democratize technology creation, enabling more people to build startups.

Y Combinator
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Prominent startup accelerator known for its immense scale and deal flow at the early stages of venture investing.

CTO of Palantir who argues the industry should listen to end-users of AI rather than just model makers.

Palantir
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A data software firm where David Sacks was an early private investor who sold prematurely.

CEO and co-founder of Gecko Robotics, a company building purpose-built robots for inspecting and maintaining critical infrastructure in industries like energy and defense.

Gecko Robotics
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A company specializing in AI-powered robots that inspect physical infrastructure like ships and power plants, creating essential data sets for industrial AI models.

The founder and CEO of Hadrian, a company at the forefront of re-industrializing America through advanced, AI-driven manufacturing.

Hadrian
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An American technology company that builds AI-powered factories to support the re-industrialization of the United States, focusing on advanced manufacturing for the defense and aerospace sectors.

An event hosted in Washington D.C. by the All-In Podcast and the Hillen Valley Forum to discuss the United States' strategy for achieving dominance in artificial intelligence.

Kou Management
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The investment management firm co-founded by Thomas Lefant, which was an early investor in ByteDance (TikTok).