Wall Street Journal: Trump envisages appointing Zuckerberg, Huang, and Ellison to PCAST to build "US AI National Team"

Silicon Valley “AI Avengers” forming? According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), U.S. President Trump plans to appoint tech giants such as Meta’s Zuckerberg, NVIDIA’s Huang Renxun, and Oracle’s Ellison to the “Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology” (PCAST). The committee will be led by David Sacks, head of AI and cryptocurrency affairs at the White House, aiming to accelerate America’s leadership in AI policy and semiconductor sovereignty through input from industry leaders.
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• “AI National Team”: From hardware sovereignty to software applications
• Led by David Sacks: The intersection of AI and cryptocurrency policies
• Balancing regulation and innovation

In the fiercely competitive AI race of 2026, the Trump administration is attempting to incorporate Silicon Valley’s top minds and capital into the national framework. According to recent reports, Trump plans to reorganize the “Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology” (PCAST) and invite Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, and Oracle founder Larry Ellison to participate directly in shaping future U.S. AI and emerging technology policies.

This appointment aims to ensure that the U.S. maintains an absolute advantage in AI semiconductors, cloud infrastructure, and global regulatory frameworks through industry-government collaboration.

“AI National Team”: From hardware sovereignty to software applications

The inclusion of these three tech leaders represents the three pillars of the U.S. AI industry chain:

• Jensen Huang (NVIDIA): Hardware and export controls. As the leader in AI chips, Huang’s involvement is seen as crucial for stabilizing the semiconductor supply chain and precisely implementing export controls to China.
• Mark Zuckerberg (Meta): Infrastructure and social platforms. Zuckerberg has previously committed to investing $600 billion in data centers in the U.S. by 2028. His role in PCAST will focus on AI application proliferation and open-source policies.
• Larry Ellison (Oracle): Enterprise cloud and security. A long-time supporter of Trump, Ellison will contribute his extensive experience in enterprise AI infrastructure and data security.

In addition to the three giants, Google co-founder Sergey Brin is reportedly among the first 13 industry members, with the committee potentially expanding to 24 members in the future.

Led by David Sacks: The intersection of AI and cryptocurrency policies

Notably, the White House’s AI and cryptocurrency affairs chief, David Sacks, will serve as co-chair of PCAST. This sends a clear signal: in Trump’s view, the computational power needs of AI and the decentralized finance architecture of cryptocurrencies are no longer parallel but will jointly drive the “new American financial and technological frontier.”

“Through this list, Trump is signaling to the world: America’s AI policy is no longer crafted behind closed doors by bureaucrats, but led by those who understand the technology best.”

Balancing regulation and innovation

Although the final list has not yet been officially confirmed, multiple media outlets and social platforms have widely circulated this news. Analysts believe Trump’s move aims to balance “deregulation to promote innovation” with “ensuring technological safety to prevent risks.” For investors, this suggests that the future U.S. AI industry will receive stronger policy backing and funding, especially in semiconductor stocks related to “hardware sovereignty” and data center operators linked to “infrastructure dividends.”