Trump Nominating Ex-U.S. CTO Kratsios as OSTP Leader
President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday he plans to nominate Michael Kratsios, the U.S. chief technology officer during his first term, as White House Office of Science and Technology Policy director. Kratsios said to “ensure our Nation’s prosperity and security, we…
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must unleash scientific breakthroughs and ensure America's technological dominance. Now we have the President who will make it happen. A Golden Age of American Innovation lies ahead!” Trump said he’s also naming Lynne Parker, who directs the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology's National AI Initiative Office, to be PCAST’s executive director. He framed both actions as aimed at the incoming administration’s desire to “unleash scientific breakthroughs, ensure America’s technological dominance, and usher in a Golden Age of American Innovation!” PCAST “will assemble America's most distinguished minds in science and technology to advise our Administration on critical issues like Artificial Intelligence,” Trump said. He previously announced that incoming White House AI and "cryptocurrency czar" David Sacks will chair PCAST. Trump said he’s forming a separate Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets, with Republican former North Carolina congressional candidate Bo Hines as its executive director. The advisory group, which Sacks will chair, aims to “foster innovation and growth in the digital assets space, while ensuring industry leaders have the resources they need to succeed,” Trump said: “Together, they will create an environment where this industry can flourish, and remain a cornerstone of our Nation's technological advancement.”