Overview
- The White House has reconstituted its President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology to focus on artificial intelligence, naming an initial roster of 13 members from major tech companies.
- Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Oracle’s Larry Ellison, and Google cofounder Sergey Brin are on the council, which will be co‑chaired by investor David Sacks and former White House technology adviser Michael Kratsios.
- The council will advise on federal AI rules, the technology’s impact on jobs, and a broader national strategy intended to strengthen U.S. leadership in emerging tech.
- PCAST is advisory rather than regulatory, first meeting dates and deliverables have not been announced, and the membership could expand to as many as 24 people.
- News outlets describe the move as tightening ties between Washington and Silicon Valley, with backers calling industry input necessary for informed rules and critics warning about greater corporate sway over public policy.