Trump administration’s AI team comes into focus

Trump administration’s AI team comes into focus, as agencies reach 1,700 AI use cases

The Biden administration spent the year laying groundwork for federal AI tool usage.
President-elect Donald Trump plans to repeal the Biden administration’s executive order on AI in government.
The Republican National Committee supports “AI development rooted in free speech and human flourishing.”
Trump announced plans to appoint David Sacks as his administration’s “AI & crypto czar.”
Elon Musk, another Trump appointee, will head the Department of Government Efficiency; both Musk and Sacks are PayPal co-founders.
Michael Kratsios, former U.S. Chief Technology Officer, will serve as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and assistant to the president for science and technology.
Lynne Parker, former deputy U.S. CTO, will serve as executive director of the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology (PCAST) and counselor to the OSTP director.
Sriram Krishnan, a former Microsoft executive, will serve as OSTP’s senior policy advisor for AI.