This morning, JD Vance gave a speech about AI at the AI Action Summit in Paris. I wanted to share this speech because it describes almost exactly how I feel about AI, stated more eloquently than I could.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to change the world. If the previous administration’s war on AI had continued, the US would have quickly fallen behind the rest of the world in every way. The Trump administration, or at least Vance, has a view on the topic that remains optimistic for America and humanity.

(image from doge.gov)

As of February 09, 2025, the concept of DOGE, originally stemming from the United States Digital Service (USDS) initiated by Obama in 2014, has taken an interesting turn under the Trump administration. Here’s a brief overview of how DOGE operates within the legal framework:

In 2014, President Obama established the USDS to address the catastrophic launch of the Obamacare website. Fast forward to 2025, and Trump rebranded this service as DOGE, maintaining its funding but shifting its focus to “Find the Receipts” - essentially an oversight mission to ensure transparency and accountability within federal operations.

Here are three privacy respecting programs I recommend everyone switch to from their big tech counterparts.

Brave Browser

Brave is a chromium-based browser, meaning that it will have all the features that you are used to. Some notable features of brave browser are:

• Shields

Brave’s built in tracker and ad blocker, protecting you from creepy stuff across the internet. it also saves you data by not loading these ads and trackers.