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President Trump appointed 13 prominent tech leaders, including Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, NVIDIA's Jensen Huang, Oracle's Larry Ellison, and Google's Sergey Brin, to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) to guide policy on emerging technologies and the American workforce.
The White House, as reported by The Wall Street Journal, stated PCAST will focus on opportunities and challenges emerging technologies present to the American workforce, ensuring Americans thrive in the 'Golden Age of Innovation.' Zuckerberg expressed honor in joining to ensure the US leads in AI. This iteration of PCAST, co-chaired by White House AI and cryptocurrency czar David Sacks and Trump's science advisor Michael Kratsios, currently has 13 members but can expand to 24.
Historically, PCAST, established by George W. Bush in 2001, has included notable executives like Google's Eric Schmidt and Microsoft's Craig Mundie. The appointed tech CEOs hold significant personal and professional stakes due to potential federal rule impacts.
Meta, Google, NVIDIA, and Jensen Huang each contributed $1 million to Trump's second inauguration committee. Larry Ellison, with close ties to Trump, saw Oracle back the US TikTok takeover, a deal that reportedly generated $10 billion for the Trump administration.
