qwant news | Trump appoints Nvidia's Jensen Huang, AMD's Lisa Su, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, and more to science and technology advisory committee

President Donald Trump has revived the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) and filled it with a roster that leans heavily toward industry leaders rather than the traditional academy‑driven membership of past councils. Thirteen members have been announced so far, including high‑profile CEOs such as Jensen Huang of Nvidia, Lisa Su of AMD, and Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, alongside other business figures like Marc Andreessen, Sergey Brin, Safra Catz, Michael Dell, and Larry Ellison. The council can eventually grow to a maximum of 24 members, with the existing Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Michael Kratsios, and Special Advisor for AI & Crypto, David Sacks, already on staff.

In the executive order that re‑established PCAST, the White House emphasizes the strategic importance of “transformative technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and advanced biotechnology.” The order frames the council’s role as a national‑security imperative, charging it with guiding American dominance in science and technology, informing policy on the economy, the workforce, and homeland security, and providing the president with technical information needed for public‑policy decisions. While the council’s mandate is broad, critics have noted the paucity of academic researchers, professors, and career scientists among the appointees, arguing that the heavy CEO presence may skew advice toward corporate interests.

Supporters of the business‑centric lineup argue that CEOs of major tech firms are uniquely positioned to cut through bureaucratic inertia and translate cutting‑edge research into practical, market‑ready innovations. Proponents point to Jensen Huang’s leadership in AI hardware and Lisa Su’s work on high‑performance computing as examples of the expertise the council now possesses. Nonetheless, the debate continues over whether this shift away from a traditionally scholarly advisory body will yield the balanced, evidence‑based guidance needed to steer the United States through the rapidly evolving technological landscape.

Read more: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/trump-appoints-nvidias-jensen-huang-amds-lisa-su-metas-mark-zuckerberg-and-more-to-science-and-technology-advisory-committee/

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The list of appointees was finally released…There are still 9 unfilled vacancies on the council, so it's possible more scientists will be named later. But 4 now, #PCAST is heavily tilted toward extremely wealthy tech figures.

These include investor #MarcAndreessen , Google's #SergeyBrin , #MichaelDell of Dell, #LarryEllison of #Oracle, #JensenHuang of #NVIDIA , #LisaSu of AMD, & Mark #Zuckerberg of #Meta.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/trump-staffs-science-and-technology-panel-with-non-scientists/

Politico: Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg among tech leaders appointed to White House advisory council. “President Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped several high-profile technology executives to serve as members of an influential White House science and technology panel — including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Oracle executive chairman Larry Ellison and Andreessen […]

➡️ #JensenHuang: "If that $500,000 engineer did not consume at least $250,000 worth of [#GenerativeAI] tokens, I am going to be deeply alarmed"
➡️ Reality: A friend of mine working for a software company that forced #GenAI usage about one or two years ago, told me they have been asked by management to try not spending more than $500/month on the #slop machine.

Now think what will happen when the tech stops being subsidized.
https://www.businessinsider.com/jensen-huang-500k-engineers-250k-ai-tokens-nvidia-compute-2026-3
#LLM #Claude

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/03/25/trump-appoints-zuckerberg-huang-brin-pcast-panel-xcxwbn/

Trump Names Zuckerberg, Huang, Brin to PCAST Technology Advisory Council

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