President Donald Trump appointed Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to a council that makes decisions on artificial intelligence and other issues, the White House said on Wednesday.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin and AMD CEO Lisa Su are also part of the batch of 13 members from the industry named to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Marc Andreessen is also part of the council.
The council will be co-chaired by White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks and technology adviser Michael Kratsios. Zuckerberg and Nvidia said the council would help strengthen the United States’ position in AI.
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Bob Mumgaard, CEO and co-founder of Commonwealth Fusion Systems, also joined the council. Mumgaard joining PCAST is a big signal of the U.S. government’s support for the fusion industry, the company said.
Zuckerberg said the United States “has the opportunity to lead the world in AI” and that he is “honored to join the President’s council and work with other industry leaders to help make this happen.” Nvidia issued a statement saying it is “delighted” about Huang’s appointment, which it views as an “opportunity to advance American leadership in AI.”
Ellison was part of a consortium of U.S.-based investors who in January each acquired a 15% stake of TikTok’s American operations, and has a history of support for Trump. Meanwhile, Huang has regularly met regularly with Trump in a largely successful effort to convince the White House to lift restrictions on the sale of Nvidia’s AI chips to China.
Andreessen’s venture capitalist firm has played a major role in how the White House and congressional Republicans have approached AI policy.
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This PCAST is different from previous ones, since PCASTs have typically included a higher composition of scientists or other technical experts, and fewer individuals with clear political connections to the president.
The announcement comes days after the White House released an AI framework laying out the administration’s plan for Congress to address the technology. The Trump administration wants Capitol Hill to pass legislation that would block states from regulating AI, a plan that has been met with skepticism by Democrats and some Republicans.
Artificial intelligence is currently a major driver of U.S. investment, with companies pledging trillions of dollars in spending over the coming years as the Trump administration pushes to accelerate the sectors.