Mark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang are part of Trump’s new ‘tech panel’ | The Verge

PolicyAINewsMark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang are part of Trump’s new ‘tech panel’The council will advise Trump on AI, the economy, education, and national and homeland security.The council will advise Trump on AI, the economy, education, and national and homeland security.by Stevie BonifieldMar 25, 2026, 2:41 PM UTCLinkShareGiftMark Zuckerberg. Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesStevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI.Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Google co-founder Sergey Brin will be the first four members of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), according to the Wall Street Journal.The panel, which will “weigh in on AI policy,” will include 13 members to start, but could grow to 24. Trump’s AI and crypto czar David Sacks and White House tech advisor Michael Kratsios will co-chair the panel.According to the White House’s January announcement for the panel, PCAST will “advise the President on matters involving science, technology, education, and innovation policy. The Council shall also provide the President with scientific and technical information that is needed to inform public policy relating to the American economy, the American worker, national and homeland security, and other topics.”Trump appointed a similar panel during his first term, but it didn’t includ...