Robert Hoffman

@AMD Global GR Lead - 35 yrs in tech/natsec policy - Senate staff alum & procedure nerd - Wordsmith - ‘70s TV alum - Look at the Whole Board - Opinions = Me

[Robert Hoffman @Advocate4Tech]

@CesarConda Amen. I’ve been on the losing side in two #Senate races, and it’s in those situations that you learn who you are (and who your true friends are as well).

And to those hard-working congressional staffers that are in this situation, this is worth a watch:

https://t.co/ODNbfIeqAR

[Adam Kovacevich @adamkovac]

On the election results and tech:

1. As a Democrat, I’m thrilled that we won big with a Big Tent of voters (including Trump voters) and candidates -- from @AOC to @MGPforCongress.

2. This was a wave referendum election on Trump's record and economy, not an “AI election” or “data center” election. Some Mandate Piggybackers want to claim otherwise, but Dems did well everywhere -- not just where AI or data centers were an issue.

3. AI was barely a topic in ads, data centers appeared in only 5% of ads, and voters ranked both issues well below costs. Still, the exit polls and referendum results show that those of us who care about our innovative future have our work cut out for us. Temporary data center bans just kick the can on the hard work of crafting policies to make sure they are built right and benefit communities.

4. Now it’s on us. With Democrats taking the House, Senate, and governorships, we have to show we can make technology work for all Americans. That means neither a return to tech’s Obama-era honeymoon nor a continuation of the Biden-era divorce, but a new chapter.

[Robert Hoffman @Advocate4Tech]

@LeeCDinDC We come from a different era of congressional staff than Mr. German.

In our day, if I had an issue with my boss that couldn’t be reconciled (and I never did), I’d respectfully pack up my marbles and move on. No press release. No public statement. No grandstanding.

[Robert Hoffman @Advocate4Tech]

@KylenMills Amazing story. Extraordinary resilience.

And she’s just getting started.

#BruinPride
#PlayLikeAGirl
#WinLikeAGirl

[UCLA @UCLA]

Fifty-seven years after the first internet message, the legendary professor behind it all looks back on a lifetime of innovation and shares lessons for the next generation. https://t.co/gv59SwVozP

[Robert Hoffman @Advocate4Tech]

@DaveKozMusic Love. This. 🎷👍💪

[Robert Hoffman @Advocate4Tech]

LO & behold, the #internet was born 57 years ago today at @ucla. It’s a landmark example of the power of #innovation and #research at public universities.

[Julio Frenk @UCLAchancellor]

I love this story because it shows how public research can change the world. https://t.co/RhKp4YN0YC

[Robert Hoffman @Advocate4Tech]

@sriramk Come to Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena & Book Soup in West Hollywood the next time you’re in SoCal - two SoCal iconic and truly independent treasures. 📚 ��

[Robert Hoffman @Advocate4Tech]

@joel_kaplan Mark and the @Meta team have been fortunate to have your creative, driven, inspired leadership for 15 years. You’ve been not just a great advocate for them but for the broader #tech community - truly one of the very best. Enjoy the family time!

[JMU Sports News @JMUSportsNews]

JMU: 6-0
JMUCLA: 5-0
JMU Bloomington: 6-0

The strong start for James Madison and it’s satellite campuses continues

[Robert Hoffman @Advocate4Tech]

@LBDuck22 @UCLAFootball @UCLA 5-0. First year coach. Solid talent. Bright future. Enough said.

[Lisa Su @LisaSu]

@MELANIATRUMP Thank you Madam First Lady for your kind words! I’m deeply honored to receive the National Medal of Science and truly appreciate your support of women’s leadership through IMPERIA.

[Robert Hoffman @Advocate4Tech]

@AdamSchefter Great tribute.

Mike Ditka is football.

Not was. IS.

Great tribute. Thanks Boomer & @espn

[Robert Hoffman @Advocate4Tech]

@10DowningStreet Look of a 🐈 but ❤️ of a 🦁 💪

Live strong & mouser on, Larry!

[Robert Hoffman @Advocate4Tech]

@RyanHoliday Ryan - great to know you were at @BookSoup during your SoCal visit!

[Sriram Krishnan @sriramk]

We are in a very unique moment with agents. It was a delight to be invited by @Microsoft to their reveal today of several new agentic capabilities for Windows and to talk to @satyanadella and @JensenHuang .

- MXC containers - a local sandbox for agentic execution.
- Hybrid intelligence of actions that can take effect using local models or be routed to models in the cloud.
- Brand new Copilot experiences around agentic usage (@jacobandreou had a very fun demo doing his taxes without any remote models being involved)
- Powered on a new gen of local hardware starting with the Surface Laptop Ultra/ Nvidia RTX Spark.

Stepping back, we are obviously at the beginning of a new era of agents and we are figuring out new primitives and standards as we go along. I for one am looking forward to not having to give my agents full access to everything for menial tasks.

Some photos from today.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

5 live football games streamed simultaneously on a commercial flight with @Starlink

[Robert Hoffman @Advocate4Tech]

@Dodgers Chills. So glad @MLB season is finally here (yes, I meant to exclude “post” lol).

Play ball!

#GoDodgers #ThreePeat #LetsDoThis

[Robert Hoffman @Advocate4Tech]

@AlfredoJPacino Gotta love the mutual admiration and respect between these two 🐐 🐐 actors. 👏👏💪💪👍👍