{
  "id": 16284312,
  "title": "I guest host an NYT podcast with Michael Kratsios, Trump science advisor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/i-guest-host-an-nyt-podcast-with-michael-kratsios-trump-science",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-24T04:53:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Marginal Revolution",
    "slug": "marginal-revolution",
    "url": "https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2026/10/i-guest-host-an-nyt-podcast-with-michael-kratsios-trump-science-advisor.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent podcast hosted on the NYT, Michael Kratsios, a former advisor to President Trump on science, discussed the administration's science plan. Cowen raised concerns that this plan might inadvertently focus more resources on areas that are already thriving, potentially stifling progress in less productive areas. Kratsios disagreed, emphasizing the importance of a diversified approach. He clarified that the federal government was not directing funds towards creating \"superintelligence,\" a pursuit chiefly driven by private sector entities like OpenAI and Anthropic. Instead, Kratsios highlighted that the administration's plan aimed to leverage this technology for scientific advancements, such as material science, chemistry, math, and physics. He noted that the federal government had recently made 190 federal data sets publicly available to aid in training these science models. The conversation underscored the Trump administration's strategy to strategically allocate resources towards extending the capabilities of artificial intelligence in scientific research.",
  "summary": "Here is the audio, video, and transcript. Here is one excerpt: Cowen: Talk me out of this worry: So we agree science is an ecosystem, and there’s always a temptation to want to fund the most dynamic, most productive parts of the ecosystem. And right now, that would probably be A.I. But if you need […] The post I guest host an NYT podcast with Michael Kratsios, Trump science advisor appeared first…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}