Venture capitalist David Sacks is stepping aside from his role as artificial intelligence and crypto czar for President Donald Trump.
Sacks told Bloomberg on Thursday that he has “used up” his 130 days as a special government employee and is joining the President’s Council of Advisers on Science & Technology.
“I think moving forward as co-chair of PCAST, I can now make recommendations on not just AI but an expanded range of technology topics,” he said. “So yes, this is how I’ll be involved moving forward.”
PCAST is a federal advisory committee composed of outside industry and academic experts that provides evidence-based recommendations to the president on technology, scientific research, and innovation policy.
Sacks has been a prominent figure in the White House since Trump began his second term and frequently had the ear of the president.
