Politico January 14, 2025
POLICY PUZZLE
It’s been a whirlwind week for artificial intelligence policy.
Micky Tripathi is leaving his post as HHS’ top technology official and interim AI officer with a flurry of activity. On Friday, he released a long-awaited AI strategy. On Monday, HHS named a new chief AI officer along with two other top tech hires, hoping Trump’s team sees AI through the same nonpartisan lens Tripathi says he does.
The HHS chief technology officer and the chief AI officer were both positions created under the first Trump administration, Tripathi said. The new officials are Alicia Rouault, chief technology officer; Dr. Meghan Dierks, chief AI officer; and Kristen Honey, chief data officer. Honey was a White House adviser during Trump’s first...