Roadmap Q4 2025

Milestones to Date

In February, we realized that Trump is key to the future of humanity and AI, and we need to launch The Deal of the Century. Until September 2025, we selected the most likely key potential influencers of Trump’s AI policy to champion a bold US-China-led global AI treaty. We conducted a deep philosophical, psychological, and interest analysis of them, including three week-long deep-analysis sprints. These led to the development of highly tailored open letters and ad-hoc strategic briefs for each to (privately) persuade them to join a critical mass for a pitch to Trump. All such work culminated in the 130-page Strategic Memo of The Deal of the Century, with over 20 contributors, which was published on September 24th. In October, we traveled to DC and the Bay Area for in-person outreach.

Roadmap in Gist (Q4/25 > Q1/26)

  • Extend and update the Strategic Memo with new monthly versions

  • Engage with influencers and introducers to influencers, remotely and in-person via Persuasion Tours, which will take us to:

    • Oct 3-21 - Bay Area (done)

    • Oct 21-24 - Wash., DC (done)

    • Nov 5-20 - Rome/Vatican

    • Dec 1-14 - Wash., DC

    • Dec 14-22 - Mar-a-Lago Area

    • Jan 10-30 - Bay Area

    • Feb 10-25 — New Delhi

  • Extend and update the Strategic Memo (v. 2.1), particularly in outreach communications.

  • Acquire new testimonials, contributors, advisors, members and donors

  • Mostly avoid mainstream media and social media coverage to prevent “stealing the thunder” from Trump and influencers who may take up our proposals

Primary Locations of Trump’s AI Influencers

We’ll travel to the primary locations of such influencers. So far, the key potential influencers of Trump’s AI policy we have identified are JD Vance, Pope Leo XIV, Steve Bannon, Sam Altman, Joe Rogan, Tucker Carlson, Marco Rubio, Tulsi Gabbard, Dario Amodei, Google leaders, David Sacks, and, to a lesser extent, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel. Their primary locations are in the Bay Area, Washington, and Rome..

Most of our extensive network is located in the primary locations of influencers: 30% in the Bay Area, 15% in the Washington, D.C. area, 5% in South Florida, and 10% in Rome.

Here is a map of their primary locations:

Oct 3-21- The Bay Area (Completed)

Aims:

  • Maximize chances that key influencers in the Bay Area receive and give attention to our proposal, including: Dario Amodei (and Jack Clark, and top policy/strategy execs) Sam Altman (and/or top policy/strategy execs), Demis Hassabis (and top policy/strategy execs, Allan Dafoe, Sundar Pichai, Sergey Brin, Larry Page). Perhaps reach out to Thiel.

Activities:

  • October 5-21.

    • Meetings leaders, policy officials and staff of OpenAI, Anthropic and DeepMind - new and already engaged ones.

    • One-to-one and group meetings at our Coalition’s temporary office at the Hilton Hotel, Berkeley Marina

      • Activate local members, supporters, donors, and advisors to introduce them to influencers and introducers at top AI labs.

      • Acquire new partners, volunteers, testimonials, and advisors

    • Field Engagement at OpenAI and Anthropic HQs (DeepMind inaccessible)

      • On-the-ground field engagement by Coalition volunteers (morning and lunch time) to connect directly with engineers, share the open letters, and document reactions.

  • Oct 14, Tuesday at Sens (San Francisco)

    • 5.30 - 9.00 PM: Advocacy Aperitif among introducers, advisors, supporters, prospective donors, and volunteers.
      (Apply to join at rufo@trustlesscomputing.org)

  • Oct 16, Thursday at Sens (San Francisco)

    • 5.30 - 9.00 PM: Advocacy Aperitif among introducers, advisors, supporters, prospective donors, and volunteers.
      (Apply to join at rufo@trustlesscomputing.org)

Local network:

  • AI safety and policy researchers at major labs

  • Tech executives and investors from previous startup ventures

  • Speakers from security seminars at leading California universities

Oct 21-24 — Washington, DC (Completed)

Aims:

  • Maximize chances that key influencers in the Bay Area receive and give attention to our proposal, including highly tailored open letters addressed to JD Vance, Marco Rubio, David Sacks, Steve Bannon, and Tulsi Gabbard.

Activities:

  • Strategic gatherings with the national security establishment

  • Meetings with State Department and intelligence community contacts

  • Coordination with DC teams of major AI safety advocacy organizations

  • Oct 22, Wed at 124 11th St NE, Washington

    • 6.00 - 9.30 PM: Aperitif/Dinner among Coalition members and guests.

Local network:

  • Former officials from a major US signals intelligence agency

  • Connections to former directors of key cybersecurity directorates

  • Ties to leading defense think tanks that have studied AI governance

  • A former highest-ranking US cyber diplomat

  • Networks from CIA-linked cybersecurity incubators

Nov 5-20 - Rome/Vatican

Activities:

  • In-person meetings with key Vatican AI leaders, already-engaged and new contacts

  • Process feedback from Bay Area and DC trips, and refine approach

  • Publish new version 2.2 of the Strategic Memo

  • Prepare for the Mar-a-Lago Area trip

Dec 1-14 - Washington, DC

Aims:

  • Maximize chances that key influencers in the Bay Area receive and give attention to our proposal, including: JD Vance, Marco Rubio, David Sacks, Steve Bannon, and Tulsi Gabbard.

Activities:

  • Strategic gatherings with the national security establishment

  • Meetings with State Department and intelligence community contacts

  • Coordination with DC teams of major AI safety advocacy organizations

  • Dec 3, Wed at La Collina Restaurant, Washington DC

    • 6.00 - 9.30 PM: Aperitif/Dinner among Coalition members and guests.

      (apply to join at rufo@trustlesscomputing.org)

Local network:

  • Former officials from a major US signals intelligence agency

  • Connections to former directors of key cybersecurity directorates

  • Ties to leading defense think tanks that have studied AI governance

  • A former highest-ranking US cyber diplomat

  • Networks from CIA-linked cybersecurity incubators

Dec 14-22 — Mar-a-Lago Area

Activities:

  • One-on-one meetings with introducers to key influencers

  • Educational and fundraising gatherings for an expanded network

  • TBD - Private Villa in West Palm Beach

    • 5.30 - 7.00 PM: Aperitif among coalition members and guests

    • 7.30 - 9.30 PM: Educational/Fundraising Dinner ($200/person)

  • TBD - Private Villa in West Palm Beach

    • 5.30 - 7.00 PM: Meeting among Introducers, Network, Supporters

    • 7.30 - 9.30 PM: $200/person Educational/Fundraising Dinner

Local network:

  • Multi-year personal Florida networks from the 1990s

  • Florida-based members and supporters

  • Hosting provided by the supporter’s impressive villa, 15 minutes from Mar-a-Lago

Jan 10-30 - Bay Area

  • Refer to the above Oct 3-25

  • Additionally, we will deepen our engagement with local AI governance and safety experts to refine our documentation and onboard high-value contributors, volunteers, staff, and donors.

Feb 10-25 — New Delhi

Aims:

  • Engaged with participating influencers or their delegates (Hassabis, Sacks, Vatican)

  • Engage with top Indian AI policy persons and NGOs in relation to the prospect that India may decide to act as a bridge for A US-China-led AI treaty (possibly in partnership with Singapore)

Activities:

  • Feb 10-18: hold and participate in pre-summit events, and engage officials and NGOs

  • Feb 19-20: participate in the India AI Impact Summit, the most critical AI governance summit series since the Nov 2023 UK AI Safety Summit.

  • Feb 21-26: hold post-summit meetings with relevant local officials and NGO

Local network:

  • Extensive network in tech governance circles since the 2000s

  • Key contacts in India AI

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