Anonymous9 days ago
President Trump appointed 13 tech industry leaders—including Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, and Jensen Huang—to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), a body that will advise on AI policy, chip exports, and tech regulation. The appointees collectively lead companies worth over $6 trillion and facing active regulatory proceedings before the same administration they now advise, raising sharp questions about conflicts of interest, the adequacy of existing ethics safeguards, and the blurring line between corporate lobbying and government policymaking.