David Sacks Is No Longer AI Czar — What Developers Should Do Now

After a non-consecutive 130-day stint as Donald Trump's AI and crypto czar, David Sacks is moving on. He's now co-chairing PCAST — an advisory body, not a policy-making one. What does this mean for AI developers? What Actually Happened Sacks confirmed to Bloomberg that his AI czar role is over. He's transitioning to co-chair PCAST (President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology) alongside Michael Kratsios. "Moving forward as co-chair of PCAST, I can now make recommendations on not just AI but an expanded range of technology topics." — David Sacks Key difference: as AI czar, Sacks had a direct line to Trump and shaped policy. PCAST is advisory — it studies issues and sends recommendations, but doesn't make policy . PCAST members include Jensen Huang (Nvidia), Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), Larry Ellison (Oracle), Sergey Brin, Marc Andreessen, Lisa Su (AMD), and Michael Dell. 5 Things AI Developers Need to Know The AI Czar Position Is Effectively Downgraded — Expect slower, more frag