Robby Soave

AI position

Aware of x-risk

Dismissively covered a Bernie Sanders AI-safety appearance once, no recurring engagement.

Why influential

Builds a direct, recurring relationship with audiences through long-form or personality-led media; guests and clips can quickly alter candidate incentives and issue salience. Primary policy lanes: civil liberties; technology; culture; elections.

Who pays attention

Young policy professionals, civil-liberties advocates, technology staff, students and independent voters

Work samples

• Elon Musk blasts his Grok chatbot for its response on right-wing violence | RISING

  Jun 1, 2026 · video

  Rising segment on Musk publicly criticizing his own xAI chatbot Grok.

• France coming for Musk, raids X offices; not 'free country' says Pavel Durov | RISING

  May 1, 2026 · video

  Covers X/Grok controversy amid French raid on X offices.

• Commie Bernie Sanders sabotaging AI, helps foreign enemies slow down US tech | RISING

  Apr 28, 2026 · video

  Radar segment reacting to Bernie Sanders speaking on AI safety with a Chinese organization.

• Sam Altman poached by Microsoft, OpenAI employees revolt against board

  Nov 20, 2023 · video

  Rising commentary on the 2023 OpenAI board crisis and Altman's brief ouster.

• Vance's economic stance: A shift to the left for GOP?

  Jun 1, 2026 · article

  Non-AI example of his 'Robby's Radar' column format.

AI-world contacts

• Jack Clark — Co-founder, Head of Policy, Anthropic

  • Hosted / interviewedsource · interview · Jun 24, 2026 — The age of stupid—and self-serving—AI regulation is here! — "I thought about that pro-regulation turn a lot while recently talking with Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark about the Trump administration's recent order banning the export of Clau

• Neil Chilson — Head of AI Policy, Abundance Institute

  • Quoted / citedsource · direct quote · Sep 16, 2025 — California's tech regulations could strangle AI innovation for the whole country — "Once the fumes escape the hood, it's no longer an experiment," says Neil Chilson, head of AI policy at the Abundance Institute.

• Elon Musk — Founder, xAI

  • Wrote aboutdirectness unclassified · Jun 1, 2026 — Rising segment discussing Musk criticizing his own Grok chatbot's output on right-wing violence.
  • Wrote aboutdirectness unclassified · May 1, 2026 — Rising segment touching on X/Grok amid a French raid on X's offices.

• Sam Altman — CEO, OpenAI

  • Wrote aboutdirectness unclassified · Nov 20, 2023 — Rising commentary segment on the 2023 OpenAI board ouster of Altman.