Indian-American internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist Sriram Krishnan will be the senior policy advisor on artificial intelligence (AI) at the White House. US President-elect Donald Trump confirmed the appointment over the weekend.
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“Krishnan will help shape and coordinate artificial intelligence policy across the government, including working with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology,” Trump wrote on Sunday. In a post on the social network,
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As senior policy advisor for AI in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Krishnan is working with former PayPal chief operating officer (COO) David O. Will work together with Sachs. He was appointed Trump’s representative on AI and cryptocurrency in early December.
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Krishnan is an Indian-born entrepreneur of Tamil origin. In the past, he led product teams at Microsoft, Twitter, Yahoo, Facebook, and Snap. He and his wife Aarti Ramamurthy gained additional fame as podcast hosts in 2021.
Krishnan was most recently a general partner at US venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (A16Z). He left the company at the end of November. He is said to have a close relationship with American billionaire Elon Musk, with whom he worked after the acquisition of short messaging service Twitter (now X).
“Keep the internet open”
In an opinion article in the New York Times Krishnan commented on current AI trends in the middle of last year. Major websites are fighting against AI models by “raising the prices to use their data” with the “equivalent of pulling a drawbridge to the Internet,” he wrote, adding that “there is a fundamental need for the exchange of value between websites and AI assistants.” Arguing a “distinct mechanism from form”. ,
Krishnan said, “As a technologist, I hope the answers lie in code rather than lawyers, and that we see creative technological solutions to help keep the Internet open.” He is also considered a vocal supporter of decentralization in technology, calling it a mechanism to empower users and move away from the control of centralized platforms.
Tech magazine CIO believes Krishnan’s appointment as chief AI advisor signals a change in US tech policy under Trump. “With a focus on AI ethics, decentralization and user rights, Krishnan’s impact could shape not only government frameworks, but also the way companies develop their AI strategies in a competitive, rapidly changing market Could.”
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