US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (03/25/2026) appointed some of the most prominent figures in the US technology sector to his Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, making up a list that includes the founder of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, and the co-founder of Google, Sergey Brin; as well as Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, and Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle.

“The United States has the opportunity to lead the world in AI. I am honored to join the president’s council and work with other industry leaders to help make this happen,” Zuckerberg said in a statement sent to AFP. The group, called the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), will be co-chaired by AI and cryptocurrency “czar” David Sacks and Michael Kratsios, a technology investor who served as US Chief Technology Officer during Trump’s first term (2017-2021).

“Golden Age of Innovation”

The Council, which has existed since the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt, is purely advisory: it produces reports and recommendations at the request of the president, but has no regulatory or law enforcement powers. In its previous formations, this group has spoken out on topics as diverse as pandemic preparedness, quantum computing or clean energy. The appointments are the latest sign of the close ties Trump has cultivated with Silicon Valley since his return to the White House, a major change from his first term since taking office.

The growing closeness between their government and the technology industry has begun to generate some political backlash, and recent polls show that Americans believe that big technology companies have too much influence on Washington policy. From the White House they told The Wall Street Journal that, under Trump, the PCAST ​​will focus on the “opportunities and challenges” that emerging technologies present for the American workforce, with the aim of ensuring the country’s leadership in what the Government calls the “Golden Age of Innovation.”

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