Trump’s ‘AI and Crypto Czar’: Who Is David Sacks?
On Thursday evening, President-elect Donald Trump once again took to Truth Social to announce a hire for his incoming administration: David O. Sacks, he wrote, would fill the newly created role of “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar,” and work to make the U.S. “the clear global leader in both areas.” Trump also promised that Sacks’ guidance would “safeguard Free Speech online, and steer us away from Big Tech bias and censorship,” suggesting that he might have a say on internet policy more broadly.
In a response, Sacks wrote that he was “honored and grateful” to receive the appointment, adding, “I look forward to advancing American competitiveness in these critical technologies,” and that under Trump’s…
