OSTP is the president’s chief advisory body on science and technology. It provides strategic guidance for policymaking and R&D spending and coordinates federal science and technology policy initiatives.

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Outline:

(00:12) Overview

(01:44) Background on OSTP

(03:34) EOP science and technology policy advisory structure

(05:01) Organizational structure

(06:51) Activities

(07:45) Coordinating federal R&D spending

(10:00) Advising the president on S&T issues

(11:08) Convening the NSTC for policy coordination

(12:23) Supporting S&T policy formulation and implementation

(13:37) OSTP and AI policy

(14:06) AI-related developments at OSTP

(19:51) AI-relevant offices at OSTP

(21:35) OSTP and biosecurity policy

(22:05) Biosecurity-related developments at OSTP

(26:43) Biosecurity-relevant offices at OSTP

(27:54) Working at OSTP

(30:18) Further reading

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