NBC News Admits Obama Secretly Advising Biden White House

On Friday, NBC News revealed that former President Barack Obama has been quietly advising the Biden Administration.

Former President Obama quietly advised the White House over the past 5 months on its strategy to address AI, engaging behind the scenes with tech companies and holding Zoom meetings with White House aides at Biden’s request, aides to both men say. https://t.co/QxNfwVqBGO

— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 3, 2023

According to the report, Obama has been advising Biden on his administration’s strategy to address Artificial Intelligence for the last five months.

Obama reportedly has been engaging behind the scenes with tech companies and holding Zoom meetings with top West Wing aides at Joe Biden’s request.

From NBC News:

The joint effort culminated Monday when Biden signed an executive order establishing some government oversight of AI development. It’s the first time Biden has tapped his former boss to help shape a key policy initiative, aides said, and he did it because Obama shares his views on the issue and brings a certain heft that could help move the process along quickly.

“You have to move fast here, not at normal government pace or normal private-sector pace, because the technology is moving so fast,” White House chief of staff Jeff Zients recalled Biden saying. “We have to move as fast, or ideally faster. And we need to pull every lever we can.”

The current and former presidents discussed the issue on a phone call in June, aides to both of them said. They agreed on the goal of maximizing the technology while limiting the risks, according to Obama and Biden aides.

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After that, Biden asked Obama to consult with his team to develop a policy that encourages innovation but also directly addresses the dangers of AI, their aides said. They then continued the discussion during a lunch at the White House, they said.

Social media users were quick to criticize the news, with many claiming it proves that Biden’s presidency is essentially Obama’s third term, which is a violation of the Constitution.

This is Obama’s Third Term pic.twitter.com/YXaeMlvSlJ

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 3, 2023

This is Obama’s Third Term pic.twitter.com/jalwB5cxEO

— 🇺🇲Salty Texan (@texan_maga) November 3, 2023

AI poses a major threat to Obama's fourth term. https://t.co/AtDwGlgUhU

— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) November 3, 2023

The puppet Master 👹 pic.twitter.com/SVUmdskGY4

— melissa (@magamissyaz) November 3, 2023

Other users pointed out the fact that in 2020, Obama said he’d “be fine” with feeding lines from his basement to a frontman or stand-in through an earpiece.

OBAMA THIRD TERM: NBC News reports today that Obama’s hand is guiding the Biden administration’s approach to AI.

What could go wrong?

Just a few days ago Biden signed an executive order requiring AI companies to "address algorithmic discrimination” and "ensure that AI advances… pic.twitter.com/92Vh9ifI1K

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) November 3, 2023

Barack Obama in 2020: "If I could make an arrangement where I had a stand-in or front man or front woman [to be POTUS], and they had an earpiece in, and I was just in my basement in my sweats looking through the stuff, and I could sort of deliver the lines while someone was doing… pic.twitter.com/eMnoPBvlZx

— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) November 3, 2023