The White House just handed Silicon Valley's most powerful executives direct access to federal AI policy. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Oracle's Larry Ellison, and Google cofounder Sergey Brin will serve as the first four members of President Trump's revived science and technology advisory council, according to reporting from The Wall Street Journal. The move signals a dramatic shift in how the federal government plans to regulate artificial intelligence, putting industry leaders at the table where the rules get written.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is heading to Washington, but this time he's got a seat at the table instead of a witness chair. The White House named Zuckerberg, Nvidia chief Jensen Huang, Oracle's Larry Ellison, and Google cofounder Sergey Brin as the inaugural members of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, a move that puts the architects of America's AI boom in direct conversation with federal policymakers.
The announcement, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, represents a seismic shift in the relationship between Silicon Valley and the federal government. Instead of facing antitrust investigators and hostile congressional hearings, tech's most influential CEOs will now advise the president on the very regulations that could define their industries for decades.
PCAST will kick off with 13 members but could balloon to 24, creating what amounts to a who's who of American tech power. Trump's AI and crypto czar David Sacks and White House tech advisor Michael Kratsios will co-chair the panel, a pairing that telegraphs the administration's priorities: artificial intelligence and digital assets. According to the , the council will "advise the President on matters involving science, technology, education, and innovation policy."
