Sriram Krishnan, a tech investor and senior policy adviser on AI, was a key figure in the Trump administration AI efforts, including developing strategic plans for Trump’s goal of AI dominance and shaping pro-industry policies, The Hill reported.
“I’ll be working on helping tackle some of the large challenges facing America on AI,” Krishnan wrote in a post on social media platform X. He did not specify his reason for leaving, but said “This journey has been the privilege of a lifetime.”
Krishnan will continue to work with the White House as an outside adviser, according to White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks.
Sacks praised Krishnan for his tenure in a lengthy post on X, describing him as a critical asset and one of the administration’s most influential voices on AI policy.
“Your skills are genuinely unique: a rare combination of deep technical fluency in AI, sharp policy instincts, exceptional strategic thinking, and true diplomatic talent,” Sacks wrote, detailing several of Krishnan’s achievements including co-authoring the administration’s AI action plan and his involvement in the national AI policy framework used in Congress.
“It will be a huge loss for the administration,” he added.
Krishnan’s departure comes as the administration tackles threats posed by AI, including in cybersecurity and job displacement.
Earlier this year, Trump and other White House tech leaders sent an AI policy “wish list” to Congress, and the framework served as a long-awaited response to the demands.
Trump also signed an executive order last week for a voluntary process allowing AI labs to provide the government with their models for testing up to 30 days before they are released to the public.
The order also reduced the 90-day period for government testing amid industry concerns that such a period could benefit competitors as AI development runs on a much quicker timeline.
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