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President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order during the “Winning the AI Race” summit hosted by All‑In Podcast and Hill & Valley Forum at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on July 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Trump signed executive orders related to his Artificial Intelligence Action Plan during the event. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Here are the agency officials leading AI deployment under Trump

The Trump administration opted to preserve federal chief AI officers and their council. The current cohort of those officials includes some new faces.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the department's chief data and artificial intelligence Officer, Matthew Graviss, are pictured from behind, acknowledging applause after a fireside chat on AI. The officials are looking at each other, appearing to both be mid-clap. The audience is in the background.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) and the department’s chief data and artificial intelligence Officer, Matthew Graviss (left), spoke to department employees about artificial intelligence capabilities in June. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

State Department’s top data and AI official departs

Matthew Graviss led the agency’s implementation of artificial intelligence, including its internal AI chatbot.
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The silhouette of US engineer and NASA astronaut Megan McArthur is seen past the NASA logo in the Webb Auditorium at NASA headquarters in Washington, DC. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

NASA has a new chief AI officer

Several CDOs have now taken on the role.
National Science Foundation Chief AI Officer Dorothy Aronson participates in a panel discussion at AI Talks on April 18, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)

NSF is piloting an AI chatbot to connect people with grants

The tool, which is the first artificial intelligence pilot of a commercial platform by NSF, is also serving as a way for the agency to pursue rapid…
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