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At the Building America Summit, ASU President @michaelcrow told Zachary @Goldfarb of @washingtonpost that higher education institutions need to explain their mission with "less exotic gibberish."

"A simple framework we try to use in venture is, is this a one-door risk or two-door risk?" - NobleReach Foundation CEO Arun Gupta on the lessons from venture capital for the government.

At the Building America Summit, @MIT president Sally Kornbluth discussed how students and faculty at the university are using AI. "They really want to make sure they learn to do things and don't take the easy path," Kornbluth told @washingtonpost futures editor Zachary @Goldfarb.

Can manufacturing jobs be brought back? In a @postlive interview at the recent Building America Summit, Flex CEO @RevathiAdvaithi told @davidjlynch of @washingtonpost that she hoped "there is not a danger that we will overdo the reshoring because we can't."

Can orbital data centers help meet AI's soaring power needs? @aurelia_labs founder @ariel_ekblaw explained what might be possible to Megan McArdle (@asymmetricinfo) of @PostOpinions at the recent Building America Summit.

In a conversation with @IgnatiusPost of @PostOpinions at @postlive’s Building America Summit, Emil Michael discussed the Pentagon's investments in its Drone Dominance Program.

At the Building America Summit, venture capitalist and NobleReach Foundation CEO Arun Gupta spoke about having a varied career path that potentially includes public service. "Judgment across multiple different experiences will still be a very human trait, right?" Gupta told opinion journalist @carinemhajjar of @postopinions.

Kiran Musunuru deployed a groundbreaking therapy using CRISPR technology to treat baby KJ Muldoon, who was born with a potentially fatal disorder. "Things are just starting to become feasible that we couldn't have even dreamed of even 10, 20 years ago," the @ChildrensPhila doctor told us at the Building America Summit.

At the Building America Summit, ASU President @michaelcrow shared why he thinks "artificial" is the wrong word for understanding AI. "It's an augmentation of us, still controlled by us," Crow told Zachary @Goldfarb of @washingtonpost.

In an interview with Zachary @Goldfarb of @washingtonpost at the Building America Summit, MIT president Sally Kornbluth talked about the threat to "curiosity-driven research" and American competitiveness as a result of the recent federal research funding cuts.

At the Building America Summit, @anduriltech chief product officer Christian Brose (@cdbrose) told @IgnatiusPost of @PostOpinions that "the failure of imagination" has challenged the U.S. military's technological superiority, including in the recent conflict with Iran.

Will the investment in AI infrastructure pay off? In a @postlive interview at the Building America Summit, Flex CEO @RevathiAdvaithi told @davidjlynch of @washingtonpost that "the data is staggering" on how much new infrastructure will need to be built to underpin AI.

SpaceX’s upcoming IPO could potentially unleash a new era of space exploration and investment. "We want to have other players be able to diversify that ecosystem," @aurelia_labs founder @ariel_ekblaw explained to Megan McArdle (@asymmetricinfo) of @PostOpinions at the recent Building America Summit.

In a @postlive interview at the Building America Summit, @ENERGY undersecretary for science @dariogila addressed what he thinks is the most important investment the U.S.has to make to build better for the future for the future. "We need a National Defense Education Act 2.0 version," Gil told @washingtonpost White House reporter @Cat_Zakrzewski.

Outgoing D.C. @MayorBowser shared her advice for her successor in a @postlive interview at the Building America Summit. "The next mayor has to commit to just conservative, prudent fiscal management of the city," Bowser told executive editor Matt Murray of @washingtonpost.

President Sally Kornbluth of @MIT and President @michaelcrow of @ASU coming to the stage together right now at @PostLive to talk about how our nation’s research universities build America 🇺🇸

Great conversation about manufacturing this morning with Flex CEO Revathi Advaithi, one of the speakers at The Post’s “Building America” summit

What would it take to make public service the most exciting career move in tech? At The Washington Post's Building America Summit, @USOPM Director Scott Kupor and NobleReach Foundation CEO Arun Gupta shared their ideas.

At our Building America Summit Thursday June 4, we'll speak with influential leaders about how the U.S. can strengthen how it builds, manufactures and innovates heading into the future. Stay tuned for highlights from speakers including @dariogila, @michaelcrow, @cdbrose, @MayorBowser and many more!

What if AI could predict your next medical event — like ChatGPT predicts your next word? @Microsoft Science president Peter Lee explains to @FrancesSSellers of @washingtonpost how that might be possible.