Trump’s top AI adviser Sriram Krishnan is stepping down from the White House

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White House AI adviser Sriram Krishnan is leaving at the end of June. He plans to start an outside institution to continue influencing AI policy.

Sriram Krishnan, the White House’s senior policy adviser on artificial intelligence, is stepping down. The former Andreessen Horowitz partner was tapped by President Donald Trump to help shape the administration’s AI strategy during his second term. He will leave at the end of June, according to the Washington Post.

Krishnan played a central role in the administration’s AI action plan. In May, he helped broker an agreement with Google, Microsoft, and xAI to give the US government early access to their AI models before public release. The arrangement lets the government assess capabilities and security risks during a 30-day review window.

White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks credited Krishnan with work on “policy initiatives and international diplomacy” as part...

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