Sunday 22, Dec, 24: US President-elect Donald announced that Sriram Krishnan will be an AI (artificial intelligence) policy advisor at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Krishnan will work closely with David Sacks who is the newly appointed crypto and AI ‘czar’ at the office. They will work together to shape AI policy throughout the government.

On his Truth Social platform, Trump said, “Sriram Krishnan will focus on ensuring continued American leadership in AI and help shape and coordinate AI policy across Government, including working with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.”

In response to his post, Krishnan wrote, “I’m honoured to be able to serve our country and ensure continued American leadership in AI. Thank you, Donald Trump, for this opportunity.

Krishnan has led product teams at several big tech companies including Twitter, Facebook, Microsoft, and Snap.

Krishan was a founding member of Windows Azure at Microsoft. Recently, he was leading Andreessen Horowitz (London office). He has publicly expressed his views on AI developments, proposing novel methods for websites to engage with AI models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

Krishnan shares a close relationship with Elon Musk. He gained a lot of attention when he was working with Elon Musk during Twitter transformation. His profound insights into AI and social media trends positioned him as a thought leader and contributed significantly to his reputation.

Source:

https://bestofai.com/article/sriram-krishnan-named-trumps-senior-policy-advisor-for-ai-techcrunch

https://indianexpress.com/article/world/trump-appoints-indian-american-entrepreneur-sriram-krishnan-policy-advisor-9739728/