Trump names CEOs of Meta, Nvidia to 13-member science and tech council
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- Summary
- US President Donald Trump appointed technology executives to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), emphasizing AI policy as a strategic priority. The council will advise on AI regulation and innovation, with potential expansion to 24 members. The White House highlighted closer ties between the administration and tech companies.
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“Trump names CEOs of Meta, Nvidia to 13-member science and tech council”
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— No evidence found in archive to confirm or refute the claim about Trump appointing Meta and Nvidia CEOs to the council
“The council, which also includes Oracle’s Larry Ellison and Google co-founder Sergey Brin, will weigh in on AI policy and other issues”
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“US President Donald Trump appointed Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to a council that will weigh in on AI policy and other issues”
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“Google co-founder Sergey Brin and AMD CEO Lisa Su are also part of the initial batch of 13 members from the industry named to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)”
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— No evidence found in archive to verify the inclusion of Sergey Brin and Lisa Su in the council's initial members
“Trump has made securing US leadership in artificial intelligence a central priority of his second term, framing the technology as a defining arena of strategic competition with China”
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“Within days of taking office in January last year, he directed federal agencies to prepare an AI Action Plan aimed at reducing regulatory barriers and accelerating private-sector innovation”
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“The council, which is expected to play a key role in shaping Washington’s response to intensifying global competition in AI, could ultimately include up to 24 members, the White House said”
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“The latest appointments signal closer alignment between the administration and major technology companies. Additional members will be appointed to the council in the near future, the White House said”
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