Overview
- An initial slate of 13 members was unveiled Wednesday, led by Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Oracle’s Larry Ellison, Google co‑founder Sergey Brin and AMD’s Lisa Su.
- The council is co‑chaired by David Sacks and Michael Kratsios and will advise on AI and other emerging technologies with a focus on effects on the workforce and U.S. competitiveness.
- PCAST is purely advisory with no regulatory power, and the White House says more appointments are coming soon along with details on the first meeting, with the roster allowed to grow to 24.
- Notable absences include Elon Musk, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and executives from Microsoft, Apple and Amazon, a lineup that has fueled scrutiny over Big Tech influence and who gets a seat at the table.
- Crypto and frontier‑energy figures such as Fred Ehrsam and fusion leaders joined the panel following a new national AI framework that favors federal standards over state rules, signaling where recommendations may trend.