Olivia Zhu previously served as Assistant Director of AI Policy at the White House. In that capacity, she helped develop President Biden's landmark Trustworthy AI Executive Order and the Office of Management and Budget's Memoranda on AI.

Olivia joined Var Shankar to discuss:

• Trump's AI Action Plan and its relationship to the administration's overall priorities
• The administration's decision to allow the sale of Nvidia H20 chips to China
• Why efforts to expedite permits for data centers should be matched with initiatives to optimize the electrical grid
• Updates to the OMB Memoranda on AI
• How undergraduates should plan their careers in the AI age