Katie Zacharia linked to AI rare-earths startup amid controversy

katie zacharia, former white house press secretary, was listed as an adviser to nred intelligent mining, a canadian ai-powered rare earths mining operation. the company, linked to former department of homeland security secretary kristi noem, issued a press release on june 24 announcing zacharia's role. however, zacharia and the company later claimed she never worked there. nred intelligent mining aims to use ai for mining and has been working on exploration projects. the incident raises questions about the company's use of ai and its partnerships.