{"id":2396561,"date":"2025-01-29T13:36:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T18:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-science-advisor-pick-pivots-agendas-focus-toward-ai\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T13:38:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T18:38:24","slug":"trumps-science-advisor-pick-pivots-agendas-focus-toward-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-science-advisor-pick-pivots-agendas-focus-toward-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s Science advisor pick pivots agenda&#8217;s focus toward AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrumps-science-advisor-pick-pivots-agendas-focus-toward-ai%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2396561&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald TrumpS \u200cappointment of Michael Kratsios \u200cas the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy signals a pivot in U.S. science policy, shifting the focus from climate issues to artificial intelligence (AI). Kratsios, whose background is primarily in\u2064 AI, was previously\u2064 a venture capitalist and \u2064has held technology-related roles in the Trump administration. his \u200crecent appointment comes amidst concerns over China&#8217;s advancements in AI, particularly following the launch of \u2064a cost-effective Chinese AI model called DeepSeek, which \u200cspooked Wall Street and\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">caused important stock market reactions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While some experts \u200dexpress concerns that this shift could undermine attention towards climate and health issues, others, like former Clinton administration science advisor Neal F. Lane, acknowledge Kratsios\u2019s relevant experience and suggest that prioritizing technology\u200c might potentially be necessary. critics fear this could mark a decline in the emphasis on \u200dcustomary scientific fields, while supporters argue for the\u200c importance of a technological focus in national policy. Kratsios&#8217;s leadership could profoundly influence the direction of scientific research and\u200b growth within the Trump administration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump&rsquo;s Science advisor pick pivots agenda&rsquo;s focus away from climate and toward AI<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1957856\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> pick for director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Michael Kratsios, holds just a bachelor&rsquo;s degree in political science, but <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">his extensive background in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\">Artificial Intelligence<\/a>&nbsp;makes him an attractive appointment amid the United States&rsquo;<\/span> struggle with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">China<\/a> over gaining AI supremacy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Earlier this week, Wall Street tech advisers were sent into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/3301665\/chinese-ai-deepseek-us-spooked-powerful-competitor\/\">panic<\/a> upon the release of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company. The company&rsquo;s introduction, deemed to be far more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-ways-the-lefts-for-the-people-act-could-help-democrats-dominate-elections-for-a-generation\/\" title=\"8 Ways The Left\u2019s \u201cFor The People\u201d Act Could Help Democrats Dominate Elections For A Generation\">cost-efficient<\/a> than U.S. company AI models, led to Nvidia, which develops chips that power AI, to see its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/united-airlines-is-buying-15-supersonic-net-zero-carbon-jets-from-boom-supersonic-will-fly-twice-as-fast-as-todays-passenger-jets\/\" title=\"United Airlines Is Buying 15 Supersonic \u2018Net-Zero Carbon\u2019 Jets From Boom Supersonic, Will Fly \u2018Twice As Fast As Today\u2019s Passenger Jets\u2019\">stock drop<\/a> by 17% as of 2 p.m. Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s appointment of Kratsios came last week, just before DeepSeek&rsquo;s introduction, and it signals that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-brain-behind-bidens-indigenous-knowledge-push-is-under-sanctions-from-the-countrys-top-science-board\/\" title=\"The mastermind behind Biden&#039;s &#039;Indigenous Knowledge&#039; push faces sanctions from top science board\">national science policy<\/a> will be centered more on advancing AI technology.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Kratsios was appointed to serve in Trump&rsquo;s first administration as assistant technology director, where he focused on policy initiatives such as AI, drones, cybersecurity, and quantum computing. Prior to serving in the Trump administration, Kratsios worked as a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-bidens-laptops-are-now-an-active-national-security-threat\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden\u2019s Laptops Are Now An Active National Security Threat\">investment fund run<\/a> by Peter Thiel, a major Trump donor who advised Trump on technology issues.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a 2019 Op-ed for <em>Wired<\/em>, Kratsios said that AI should be a high priority.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We must invest in the industries of the future&mdash;and few industries are more important than AI,&rdquo; Kratsios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/a-national-strategy-for-ai\/\">wrote<\/a>. &ldquo;If we do, we can create autonomous cars, industrial robots, algorithms for disease diagnosis, and more. However, we must act now to ensure this innovation generates excitement rather than uncertainty.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A month later, Trump picked Kratsios to be his nation&rsquo;s chief technology officer &mdash; a post created by the Obama Administration and umbrellaed under the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, home of the president&rsquo;s science adviser.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2020, Kratsios was appointed to be the acting under secretary of defense for research and engineering. In this position, he oversaw the Space Development Agency and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. His work in this position garnered him to receive the Distinguished Public Service Medal, the highest award given by the Department of Defense to private citizens or noncareer federal employees.<\/p>\n<p>Kratsios&rsquo;s appointment has garnered mixed results, with fears that climate and health issues will now be put on the back burner as AI development becomes the Trump administration&rsquo;s top priority.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is an utter disaster,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccny.cuny.edu\/profiles\/michael-lubell\">Michael S. Lubell<\/a>, a professor of physics at the City College of New York and former spokesman for the American Physical Society, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/29\/science\/trump-science-advisor-michael-kratsios.html\">told<\/a> the <em>New York Times<\/em>. &ldquo;Climate science is dead. God knows what&rsquo;s going to happen to biomedicine. This marks the beginning of the decline of the golden age of American science.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, Clinton administration science advisor Neal F. Lane, who was previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/01\/04\/opinion\/trump-disdain-science.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">critical<\/a> of Kratisios&rsquo;s appointment to the Trump administration, has since changed his tune on Kratsios.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Technology is a much higher priority for everybody in the White House than in years past,&rdquo;&nbsp; Lane told the outlet. Lane also said that Kratisios has an extensive background in management and scientific policy, for &ldquo;he can point to experience that could be more important than a Ph.D.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In Trump&rsquo;s first administration, it took him nearly two years to appoint Kelvin Droegemeier, a meteorologist with a Ph.D. in atmospheric science, as national science adviser. Droegemeier, who served on the National Science Board between 2004 and 2016, which advises Congress and the president, falls in line with the standard pedigree of past science advisors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Droegemeier spoke very highly of Kratsios, joking that he wanted to get a degree in political science after getting to know Kratsios.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He has a really good vision for things and a sense of what needs to be done,&rdquo; Droegemeir said. &ldquo;He looks through a geopolitical lens.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1957856\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1957856\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s science advisor shift focus from climate to AI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2396562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/trump-no-tax-on-tips-nevada-rally.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[14505,49430,3634],"class_list":["post-2396561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ai","tag-science-advisor","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/trump-no-tax-on-tips-nevada-rally.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2396561"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2396565,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396561\/revisions\/2396565"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2396562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2396561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2396561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2396561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}