Trump names Nvidia, Meta CEOs to science and tech council

U.S. President Donald Trump appointed Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to a council that will weigh in on AI policy and other issues, the White House said on Wednesday, reports Reuters.

Google co-founder Sergey Brin and AMD CEO Lisa Su are also part of the initial batch of 13 members from the industry named to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).

Trump has made securing U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence a central priority of his second term, framing the technology as a defining arena of strategic competition with China.

Within days of taking office in January last year, he directed federal agencies to prepare an AI Action Plan aimed at reducing regulatory barriers and accelerating private-sector innovation.

The council, which is expected to play a key role in shaping Washington's response to intensifying global competition in artificial intelligence, could ultimately include up to 24 members, the White House said.