December 23 news, U.S. President-elect Trump announced the nomination of Sriram Krishnan as the next Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. In a statement, Trump mentioned that Sriram Krishnan will work closely with David Sachs to focus on ensuring America's continued leadership in the field of artificial intelligence. Previously, in November, a16z General Partner Sriram Krishnan announced he would be leaving at the end of the year.