Trump Appoints Zuckerberg And Huang To White House Tech Council On Ai Strategy
U.S. President Donald Trump has officially appointed Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Nvidia chief Jensen Huang to his newly formed Council of Advisors on Science, Technology, Engineering (CASTE). The council also includes Oracle's Larry Ellison as a key member tasked with guiding national policy across artificial intelligence, the economy, education, homeland security, science research, space exploration, cybersecurity, energy production, manufacturing innovation, and digital infrastructure.
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1President Trump has appointed Meta's Mark Zuckerberg as part of his new President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).
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2The council includes other major tech leaders such as Nvidia's Jensen Huang, Oracle's Larry Ellison, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, AMD CEO Lisa Su.
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3These industry heavyweights will advise the administration specifically on artificial intelligence policy alongside broader issues like education. The group is expected to influence national and homeland security strategies.
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President Trump is appointing Mark Zuckerberg from Meta Platforms to a new U.S. council focused heavily on artificial intelligence policy.
— (Androidheadlines)The President has expanded the Council of Advisors by including top tech leaders like Jensen Huang and Larry Ellison alongside Silicon Valley figures, signaling significant influence over AI strategy within federal advisory priorities.
— (Dawn)US President Donald Trump appointed Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other tech leaders like Larry Ellison, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su, Sergey Brin, Bob Mumgaard, David Sacks, Michael Kratsios on his second term's AI policy council. This 13-member initial batch aims to shape US leadership in artificial intelligence by reducing regulatory barriers while framing the technology as a strategic competition with China within days of Trump taking office last January
President Trump appointed Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), Jensen Huang (Nvidia), and Larry Ellison to his President's Council on Science & Technology alongside other tech leaders like Sergey Brin, Lisa Su, Bob Mumgaard. The council aims to shape US AI policy as a central priority in the administration's strategic competition with China by reducing regulatory barriers and accelerating private-sector innovation within its potential 24-member body co-chaired by David Sacks and Michael Kratsios.