Enterprise capitalist and podcaster David Sacks has been appointed because the ‘AI czar’ of the incoming Trump administration. He, who will lead technology policies reminiscent of artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency in the subsequent government, is referred to as a representative anti-regulation opponent.
President-elect Trump announced this on the sixth (local time) through the social media platform ‘True Social’ he owns.
“David will concentrate on making America the clear world leader on each fronts,” he said. “He’ll protect free speech online and steer us away from the bias and censorship of Big Tech.”
Sacks is a significant donor who hosted a fundraiser for Trump earlier this 12 months. Also, in July, he delivered a speech on the Republican National Convention held in Milwaukee, USA. It is usually famous for its antipathy toward government censorship of technology.
He’s a enterprise capitalist and entrepreneur, and is considered one of the so-called ‘PayPal Mafia’, including CEO Elon Musk and founder Peter Thiel, who worked at PayPal within the Nineteen Nineties.
He has also hosted a podcast called ‘All-in’ in recent times. President-elect Trump participated here and praised it as “the very best podcast within the technology field.” CEO Musk and Vice President-elect JD Vance also recently appeared.
Because of this, numerous technologists, including Vance, CEO Musk, and Sacks, will occupy high-ranking positions in the subsequent Trump administration. He also predicted that technology regulations, including AI, can be relaxed.
Reporter Lim Da-jun ydj@aitimes.com
