Katie Zacharia Was Linked to an AI Rare-Earths Startup. It’s Even Weirder Than It Sounds
The article details the controversial professional history of Katie Zacharia, a former White House press secretary whose resume has been linked to questionable business ventures. It specifically investigates her alleged, yet denied, involvement with an AI-powered rare-earths mining startup.
Why it matters
It highlights the vetting failures and potential conflicts of interest within political appointments and the tech startup ecosystem.
Before being fired five days into her stint as White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia spent much of the day attempting to explain her past.
Throughout her brief tenure, Zacharia’s resume was the source of much intrigue. Foremost was the fact that despite claiming to be an attorney for much of her career, she never actually passed the California bar, as she was eventually forced to admit. Another element of her professional history, WIRED reported, was a role as an affiliate marketer for Beachbody, a fitness MLM.
WIRED has now uncovered new details of her relationship to an AI-powered rare earths mining operation called NRED Intelligent Mining, which counts former Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem as a strategic advisor.
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