White House AI adviser to leave position as Trump weighs stakes in AI firms

Sriram Krishnan, a top White House AI policy adviser, announced his resignation effective at the end of June, though he did not specify reasons for his departure.
Krishnan played a key role in the Trump administration’s initiatives to develop a national framework for regulating AI.
The president is exploring the possibility of the U.S. government taking stakes in AI firms, framing it as a potential partnership with the American public.
Internal security concerns within the Trump administration have been present regarding AI, evident in conflicts with AI firm Anthropic over military use of their technology.
Following a White House meeting with Anthropic’s CEO, tensions between the Trump administration and Anthropic seem to have eased, with a new executive order directing federal agencies to test AI models for cybersecurity before public release.
There is significant resistance among populist factions within the administration to the expansion of AI infrastructure, including backlash against plans for data centers.
In his State of the Union address, Trump encouraged big tech companies to construct their own power plants to support AI initiatives, a move that tech CEOs agreed to pursue.

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