Trump names Huang, Ellison, Dell Zuckerberg and more on new White House council to help 'the Golden Age of Innovation'

Date:
Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:25:00 +0000

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PCAST will reportedly help advise the President on 'strengthening American leadership in science and technology'.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Tech Radar Pro Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Contact me with news
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new board of top technology leaders in order to advise President Trump on future policy for science and technology.

The new Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology ( PCAST ) includes a veritable who's-who of the technology landscape today, and will be co-chaired by David Sacks and Michael Kratsios. Among its members are Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, AMD CEO Lisa Su, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle executive chairman Larry Ellison, Dell co-founder and CEO Michael Dell, and Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Article continues below You may like EU gears up for even more tough tech enforcement in 2026 as Trump warns of retaliation Microsoft launches 'Trusted Tech Alliance' to try and restore some faith in Big Tech "This framework can succeed only if it is applied uniformly across the United States": White House rolls out national legislative AI framework that looks to trump state level rules PCAST advisory board The initial 13 members, described as, "the Nations foremost luminaries in science and technology", could soon be extended to 24 in the near future, an executive order noted.

The United States has the opportunity to lead the world in AI, Zuckerberg
told The Wall Street Journal . Im honored to join the Presidents council and work with other industry leaders to help make this happen.

Exactly what PCAST will be doing still remains vague, but the order noted
each President has established a similar advisory committee of scientists, engineers, and industry leaders, starting with Franklin D. Roosevelt's
Science Advisory Board in 1933.

Information about its first meeting will be revealed soon, but the order
noted PCAST will look to focus on, "topics related to the opportunities and challenges that emerging technologies present to the American workforce, and ensuring all Americans thrive in the Golden Age of Innovation." Are you a
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Notably, there's no room for Elon Musk, former golden boy of the Trump administration, and founder of DOGE, which aimed to use technology such as AI to cut out waste and unnecessary spending across the US government, although its claims have proved largely unsuccessful so far.

Musk left DOGE in May 2025 during a major falling-out with the Trump administration.

The launch is the latest technology roll-out from the White House as it looks to cement its agenda in this area. What to read next 'AI companies shouldnt leave American ratepayers to pick up the tab': Anthropic says it will cover electricity price increases caused by its data centers 'I dont like it when doomers are out scaring people': Nvidia on why AI rhetoric damages America's chances to lead in the AI race The American people should not be footing the bill for the benefit of private companies': Tech giants sign White House pledge to not pass on data center electricity costs to consumers - here's everything you need to know

This includes the recently-proposed National AI Legislative Framework , a new set of rules looking to avoid what Trump has previously slated to be a "patchwork" of state laws and boost America's global dominance and competitiveness in the AI sector.

The White House also recently unveiled the administration's National Cyber Strategy , outlining its plans for combating cybercrime. Beneath six policy pillars, the document explains how the administration will respond to foreign and domestic cyber threats, regulate cyberspace, secure government networks and critical infrastructure, promote innovation, and build talent at home. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. Make sure to click the
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