Sriram Krishnan, an Indian-American tech veteran, has been appointed as the White House's senior policy advisor on AI. He will work alongside David Sacks to maintain US leadership in AI and shape national AI policy. Krishnan brings extensive experience from companies like Microsoft, Twitter, and Facebook, and recently departed Andreessen Horowitz.
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