Hal and Addie break down Washington’s new AI Action Plan—open models, faster permits, and “ideological neutrality”—and why power, chips, and rules now set the pace. They cover West-Texas's shot at becoming a compute hub, federal leadership changes, bipartisan guardrails, possible 300% chip tariffs, and Anthropic’s $1 Claude pilots for agencies, then share a practical playbook for builders and public leaders.

Welcome to the very first episode of The Impact! Hosts Hal and Addie dive headfirst into the biggest stories where AI collides with politics and public life: the DOJ drowning in disconnected AI tools, a global arms race for chips and minerals, Spain’s eyebrow-raising Huawei deal, the U.S. cutting a controversial “pay-to-export” chip bargain with China, and Meta tapping a far-right influencer to define AI “bias.” If you want to understand how AI is reshaping power, policy, and opportunity, before your competitors even realize what’s happening, this is the podcast for you.