President-elect Donald Trump has made a number of “Day 1” promises, including repealing President Biden's AI policies. While it's unclear exactly whether President Trump will take action on his first day in office in January, it's clear that reform of technology regulation is on the horizon.
Today on TechCrunch's Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Devin Coldewey, and Margaux MacColl take a deep dive into what Trump's victory means for the future of AI policy and innovation.
AI always makes a cameo appearance on Equity, and this week there was a lot of startup and venture news to watch for Equity staff. Listen to the full episode to hear:
OpenAI has acquired Chat.com, a domain previously acquired by HubSpot co-founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah. We're not sure if this signals a rebrand for the AI startup, but users' access to ChatGPT is now three characters shorter. DeepRoute raises $100 million and startups race to get automation systems out before Tesla FSD is available in China. Biotech startup Archon is launching a $20 million effort to enhance drug development with “antibody cages.” Of course, we can't talk about the news without getting a biochemistry lesson from Devin. He taught us a new scientific term: “thing.” Google's new AI-centric data center and collaboration with the Saudi Public Investment Fund. The move has led the team to think more about tackling climate change across technology and who might be pulling back on their commitments in favor of AI. Election bidding boom – from polymarket to calci and a potential $450 million payout.
Equity will be publishing a special interview with TechCrunch Senior Editor Julie Bort and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff next week. stay tuned!
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