Authors

Pablo Peniche is the first employee of Aqua Voice, an artificial intelligence startup in San Francisco. He can be found on X at: @PabloPeniche.

Aaron Ginn is the CEO of HydraHost

Jeff Feiwell is the COO of Arena Magazine

Miquel Vila is a geopolitical risk strategist and a non-resident fellow at the Orion Policy Institute. He can be found on X at: @MiquelVilam.

Maxwell Meyer is the founder and Editor of Arena Magazine, and President of the Intergalactic Media Corporation of America. He graduated from Stanford University with a degree in geophysics. He can be found on X at: @mualphaxi.

Ginevra Davis is senior editor at Arena Magazine. She can be found on X at: @ginevlily.

Julia Steinberg is the former editor of the Stanford Review. She can be found on X at: @julialsteinberg.

Brian Balkus is a senior director of strategy at a power construction company. He can be found on X at: @bbalkus.

Dean W. Ball is Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He can be found on X at: @deanwball.

Brian Chau is the founder of a stealth AI startup and the author of the From the New World newsletter. He can be found on X at: @psychosort.

Shreeda Segan is a contributing writer to Arena Magazine. She can be found on X @freeshreeda.

Rob L’Heureux is a writer, entrepreneur, and Roots of Progress fellow. He can be found on X at @rob_lh.

Zaitoon Zafar is a junior editor at Arena Magazine. She can be found on X at: @zaitoonx.

Nadia Asparouhova is a writer and researcher. She is the author of Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software (Stripe Press) and Antimimetics (Dark Forest Collective). She can be found on X at: @nayafia.

Judge Glock is the director of research and a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor at City Journal. He can be found on X at: @judgeglock.

Joe Lonsdale is an investor and entrepreneur. He founded Palantir Technologies and 8VC, and is the chairman of the Cicero Institute and the University of Austin. He can be found on X at: @JTLonsdale.

Matt Wolff is a graduate of Stanford University.

Alder Riley is the CEO of ItemFarm. He can be found on X at: @alder_riley.

Oliver Hsu is a partner on the American Dynamism investing team at a16z, where he focuses on emerging computing platforms and applications for the physical world. He can be found on X at: @oyhsu.

Jordan Chandler Hirsch is a Senior Counselor at Palantir Technologies and a Senior Fellow in the Technology, Security, and Global Affairs Program at the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin. He can be found on X at: @jordanchirsch.

Adam I. Klein leads the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin. He previously chaired the federal government’s Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, which oversees U.S. intelligence agencies. He can be found on X at: @adam_i_klein.

Adam leads sales for a defense manufacturing startup, Atomic-6, supporting satellite infrastructure. His previous work includes sensor proliferation, laser satellite networking, and climate interventions. He lives in San Francisco with his thoughts.

Andrew Miller is the founder of Paladin Consulting in Ontario, Canada.