Mark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang are part of Trump’s new ‘tech panel’
TL;DR
Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), Larry Ellison (Oracle), Jensen Huang (Nvidia), and Sergey Brin (Google) will be the first four members of Trump's revived PCAST advisory panel.
Key Points
- The council will 'weigh in on AI policy' and launches with 13 members, expandable to 24.
- AI and crypto czar David Sacks and White House tech advisor Michael Kratsios will co-chair the panel.
- PCAST officially advises the president on science, technology, and education matters.
Nauti's Take
A council composed almost entirely of the biggest financial beneficiaries of AI deregulation is being asked to advise on AI policy – that is not a bug, it is the design. Huang and Zuckerberg bring genuine technical credibility, but their companies have billions riding on how Washington handles export controls, antitrust, and data rules.
Framing this as a science advisory panel while excluding academic researchers and civil society voices says a lot about whose definition of 'progress' will shape US AI policy for the next four years.
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