Trump Appoints Tech Executives to PCAST on AI

President Donald Trump appointed a group of prominent technology executives to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology on Wednesday, signaling a push to bolster U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. The initial 13 members include Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Google cofounder Sergey Brin and AMD CEO Lisa Su, among others from the tech and innovation sectors.

The council, known as PCAST, will be co-chaired by David Sacks, the White House's point person on AI and cryptocurrency, and Michael Kratsios, a technology adviser who served as the nation's chief technology officer during Trump's first term. Other appointees feature Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell, Coinbase cofounder Fred Ehrsam, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, Oracle CEO Safra Catz, fusion energy leaders Jacob DeWitte and Bob Mumgaard, former Google quantum computing researcher John Martinis and entrepreneur David Friedberg. The White House stated that PCAST could expand to as many as 24 members, with additional appointments planned soon alongside details on its first meeting.