Teddy Schleifer

AI position

No x-risk mention

Coverage found focuses on governance, money, and political maneuvering (OpenAI board ouster, Anthropic-Pentagon contracts, EA funders) with no identified on-record statements engaging existential-risk arguments themselves.

Why influential

Has access to decision-makers and can set elite understanding through scoops, sourcing and authoritative framing in a major newsroom. Primary policy lanes: political finance; technology wealth; philanthropy.

Who pays attention

Major donors, venture investors, campaign finance staff, political reporters and philanthropic leaders

Work samples

• On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama

  May 30, 2025 · article

  NYT investigation into Musk's personal conduct during the 2024 campaign; not AI-specific but core to the tech-billionaire-influence beat.

• Dario vs. Hegseth: Anthropic Faces Pentagon Ultimatum

  Jan 1, 2024 · article

  Puck piece on Anthropic's defense-contract tensions under Dario Amodei; exact date unconfirmed, could not access full text (paywalled/blocked fetch).

• Is Anthropic's Mythos Model as Dangerous as Everyone Says?

  Jan 1, 2024 · article

  Puck coverage of Anthropic's safety positioning; date unconfirmed, could not access full text.

• Sam Altman Alternative Facts

  Nov 1, 2023 · article

  Puck piece during the OpenAI board crisis period; could not access full text to confirm exact date.

• The Sam Altman Soap Opera

  Nov 1, 2023 · podcast

  Puck podcast episode discussing the OpenAI board/Altman ouster saga.

AI-world contacts

• Elon Musk — Founder, xAI

  • Wrote aboutdirectness unclassified · May 30, 2025 — NYT investigative piece by Schleifer on Musk's drug use and family drama during the 2024 campaign, based on private messages and interviews with people who know him.

• Marc Andreessen — Co-founder, a16z

  • Wrote aboutdirectness unclassified · Feb 27, 2024 — Schleifer profile of Andreessen's political re-engagement in Washington and 'American Dynamism' investment thesis.

• Dario Amodei — Co-founder & CEO, Anthropic

  • Wrote aboutdirectness unclassified · Jan 1, 2024 — Puck piece on Anthropic's Pentagon contract tensions under Dario Amodei's leadership (exact date unconfirmed).

• Sam Altman — CEO, OpenAI

  • Wrote aboutdirectness unclassified · Nov 1, 2023 — Puck piece from Schleifer during the OpenAI board-ouster saga (exact date unconfirmed; full text inaccessible).