As President Joe Biden granted his science office unprecedented access and power, one outside adviser to that office has attained what staffers describe as an unusual level of influence
People in the technology space say Schmidt’s efforts to cultivate leading Democrats have been motivated largely by his genuine concerns about the focus of federal science policy. Detractors portray him as an unelected billionaire favoring
“Eric believes that AI sits at the center of the constellation of emerging technologies, enabling some and being enabled by others.”But his efforts have regularly raised concerns about potential In Lander’s first meeting with Wallace, the science office’s ethics officer, on Feb. 2, 2021, Lander asked her “if there would be any reason why he could not contact universities and Fellowship organizations and let them know about organizations who would be willing to provide them with funding to sponsor individuals to come work at OSTP,” according to a contemporaneous memo Wallace wrote after the meeting.
Through an OSTP spokesperson, Matheny said “his only substantive interactions with Schmidt were through the Commission, and all that is public record, and he has had no relationship with Schmidt Futures.” An OSTP spokesperson said that Kalil “was brought on as a former OSTP staffer and expert in government policy processes who could explain to a new team at OSTP how to move policy forward,” given his previous work at the science office during the Obama administration.
The Department of Energy, she wrote, “has secured Schmidt Futures as a funding source for Marc [Aidinoff]… I have already reached out to our contact at FAS/Day One; and Kei [Koizumi] has already reached out to Tom [Kalil].”In reply to Ho, Wallace wrote that Kalil’s involvement in securing funding was “a significant conflict of interest, given his dual roles. My strong and urgent advice to you is to redirect this process and determine if there is another mechanism available to bring Marc on.
In a text message, Koizumi told POLITICO: “if that’s what Tom said, I don’t know what to say. Rachel should also have the notes stating that I made the decision to terminate [Kalil’s] unpaid consultancy to avoid the appearance of conflicts of interest, even though he was already recused from matters involving [Schmidt Futures].”
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