Recely, the news of the appoime of “David Sachs”, the former chief operating officer of PayPal, as the czar of artificial ielligence in the administration of Donald Trump has caused a lot of noise.
“David Sachs” is one of Elon Musk’s old friends and colleagues; He is known as a veure capitalist and his appoime came soon after Elon Musk took the throne as the co-founder of the Departme of Governme Productivity (DOGE).
According to Bloomberg’s report, according to Trump’s decision, David Sachs will become a public serva like Elon Musk; This means that he can work for the governme up to 130 days a year without having to sell or publicly declare his assets. According to Donald Trump’s announceme, Sachs will also chair the Preside’s Council of Science and Technology Advisors, an independe advisory committee.
David Sacks; A staunch ally of Donald Trump
For most of 2024, one of Preside-elect Donald Trump’s staunchest allies in Silicon Valley was David Sachs, an erepreneur, investor and co-host of the popular All-In podcast, Time reported.
In his podcast and social networks, Sacks has always discussed that Trump’s pro-Trump stances will create innovation and growth in American industry and technology. In June, Sachs hosted a fundraiser for Trump in San Francisco, which included a $300,000 admission per person.
Now, Sachs has been rewarded with a position inside the White House: “the brand new role of artificial ielligence czar.” It is unclear how much power this role actually has. It appears that this will be a part-time role, and Sachs will remain at Kraft’s VC fund.
Artificial ielligence activists believe that in a governme that is closely related to private companies, it is necessary to determine the leadership for the artificial ielligence industry in the governme, and it can shape the overall view of the governme in facing this industry.
What is the relationship between Sachs and Trump?
Sachs has long been close to the ceer of Silicon Valley’s power structure. He has been a member of the “PayPal mafia” and was the company’s chief operating officer for several years, and is close to Elon Musk, who has also taken on a new role in the Trump administration.
While many Silicon Valley leaders espoused pro-Democrat views, especially during the Obama years, Sachs became increasingly popular for his conservative stances, particularly on the Russia-Ukraine war and the fight against censorship on tech platforms.
He supported Trump this year:
- including during a speech at the Republican National Conveion in July where he warned Republicans about a “world on fire.”
- Sachs lobbied Trump to select J.D. Vance as his running mate at a lavish fundraiser.
- Sachs also hosted Trump on All-In and complained that it was too hard to do business in the Biden administration.
Sax’s view on artificial ielligence
Sacks himself is a player in the AI ecosystem: “He launched an AI-powered chat app this year called Glue. “He has often advocated for a more open ecosystem that would enable AI companies to grow, arguing that more of what’s on the Iernet should be fairly accessible for AI education.”
Artificial ielligence activists believe that the Trump administration’s focus for artificial ielligence will be on startups and veure capital.
Sacks has championed the iegration of AI technology io warfare and national security tools; On an episode of All-In in April, he said he hoped Silicon Valley companies would become more involved in the U.S. defense effort. Sacks is also strongly opposed to AI models that iroduce any kind of censorship.
