Trump’s New Tech Panel Includes Zuckerberg and Huang
▼ Summary
– The first four members of the new President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) are tech CEOs Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, Jensen Huang, and Sergey Brin.
– The council will advise on AI policy and start with 13 members, co-chaired by David Sacks and Michael Kratsios.
– According to a White House announcement, PCAST will provide scientific advice on policy related to the economy, national security, and innovation.
– This panel differs from Trump’s previous term’s council by including more prominent technology industry CEOs.
– The initial appointees have significant connections to the AI industry, which aligns with Trump’s recent efforts to limit state-level AI regulation.
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology is set to launch with a roster of prominent technology leaders. According to a report, the initial four members will include Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle’s Larry Ellison, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, and Google cofounder Sergey Brin. This group will form the core of a panel tasked with providing guidance on AI policy and broader innovation strategy.
The council, known as PCAST, will begin with thirteen members and has the potential to expand to twenty-four. Its co-chairs will be David Sacks, who serves as the administration’s lead on artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency, and White House tech advisor Michael Kratsios. The panel’s formal mandate, outlined in a White House announcement earlier this year, is to advise on matters of science, technology, education, and innovation policy. It is also charged with supplying the scientific and technical analysis necessary to inform public policy affecting the economy, national security, and the American workforce.
This move reestablishes a council that existed during the previous term, though its composition now features a more direct link to the upper echelons of the tech industry. The inclusion of figures like Zuckerberg and Huang, whose companies are central to the development of artificial intelligence, arrives as the administration has actively worked to prevent state-level regulations on the technology over the last year. Their appointments signal a focused effort to shape federal AI governance with input from its leading commercial architects.
(Source: The Verge)
