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US President Donald Trump presented his plans for the future direction of the "President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology". The focus is on promoting innovations in key technologies. Immediately after taking office, Donald Trump revoked an order from the Biden administration regarding the " President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology " (PCAST), effectively dissolving it. A few days later, the White House published an instruction and a fact sheet on the re-establishment and future direction of the body.
The administration's goal is to advance America's innovation and competitiveness in critical and emerging technologies. PCAST ??will have 24 members in the future. The council will be led by Michael Kratsios, designated science advisor (" Assistant to the President for Science and Technology" (APST) and head of the " Office of Science and Technology Policy" , and David Sacks, White House Special Advisor for AI and Crypto ( " White House AI and Crypto Czar" ). PCAST's mission is to provide the President with advice and evidence-based recommendations, as well as to advocate for investments in innovation, the removal of bureaucratic hurdles, and other measures. This will ensure that the United States remains the world's leading center for scientific and technological breakthroughs. PCAST ??takes an excellence-based approach.
The focus is on promoting innovation in key technologies . To this end, national initiatives are to be launched for artificial intelligence and quantum technologies, for example, which prioritize strategic investments and the development of workers in addition to research. In addition, the creation of framework conditions that promote innovation is planned, for example for autonomous driving systems, unmanned flight systems and biotechnology. 5G and supercomputers are mentioned as other focal points.
President Trump has reaffirmed the outstanding role of artificial intelligence (AI) with a special decree to expand the US AI leadership role. Already in his first term in office (2017-21), the President had initiated numerous AI-related initiatives. The dominant leadership role of the USA should both benefit people and guarantee the economic competitiveness and national security of the United States. Therefore, the President's Science Advisor, the White House Special Representative for AI and Crypto and the National Security Advisor are tasked with presenting an AI action plan within 6 months to safeguard the US leadership role. At the same time, the decree stipulates that the previous focus on AI security will be dropped, as this is seen as limiting innovation. The development of secure and trustworthy AI was a focus of the predecessor President Biden (2021-25), on which international agreements were also reached.
In focusing on AI, President Trump can rely on the plans of the private sector initiative " Stargate" : Three companies (including OpenAI, the company responsible for Chat GPT ) have committed to investing billions in the development and optimization of AI in the USA over the next four years.
