US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Sunday the appointment of Indian-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author Sriram Krishnan as the senior White House policy advisor on artificial intelligence ( AI ).
While releasing a number of important meetings related to artificial cleverness,” Sriram Krishnan may serve as the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s Senior Policy Advisor.”
According to Trump, Sriram will work with David Sacks to ensure continued American leadership in the field of artificial intelligence ( AI), as well as coordinate and shape government policy, including through collaboration with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. He also highlighted Krishnan’s job efforts, mentioning his position as a founding part of Microsoft’s Windows Azure group.
Who is Sriram Krishnan?
- Krishnan, a digital economy veteran with a differentiated career at leading organizations such as Microsoft, Twitter, Yahoo!, Facebook, and Snap, may work carefully with David O. Sacks, who has been named the White House AI &, Crypto Czar.
- Elon Musk and Krishnan have a near relation, having worked together to remodel X when Musk bought the business in 2022.
- In February 2021, Krishnan was made an associate general partner at Andreessen Horowitz ( a16z ).
- In 2023, he was chosen to lead the agency’s London office, its initial spot outside the United States. He departed the company in late November.
- Earlier, Krishnan has championed a more modern, technology-focused approach to addressing issues between major computer platforms and AI-driven types like OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
I’m honored to serve our nation and ensure ongoing management in AI, Krishnan said,” I’m working closely with David Sacks.”
The Indian British area has welcomed Krishnan’s visit. Sanjeev Joshipura, senior director of Indiaspora, extended gratitude, stating,” We are delighted that Sriram Krishnan has been appointed as Senior Policy Advisor in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy”.
Joshipura praised Krishnan’s efforts to AI, noting that” Sriram has been a perceptive scholar and significant critic in the artificial intelligence community for a number of years.” His experience in blending public policy, international matters, investing, and technologies will serve the nation well in this crucial part”.
Indiaspora also indicated that it would collaborate with Krishnan to advance Artificial thought command both domestically and internationally.
