Trump's AI policy adviser Sriram Krishnan to step down

Sriram Krishnan said he will leave his White House artificial intelligence policy role at the end of June. His departure comes as Washington pushes a national AI framework and voluntary cybersecurity testing for advanced models.

In Short

• Krishnan did not disclose reason for departure
• He contributed to AI policy since Trump administration
• White House orders voluntary AI model cybersecurity tests

White House artificial intelligence policy adviser Sriram Krishnan on Saturday said he will leave his position at the end of June, marking the exit of a leading figure helping craft policies for frontier technologies.

"This journey has been the privilege of a lifetime," Krishnan posted on social media platform X. He did not give a reason for leaving.

Krishnan has been involved in Trump administration efforts to create a national framework for regulating developments in AI, as security fears in Washington have mounted over powerful new systems.

Anthropic's Mythos, for example, has reportedly demonstrated the ability to expose cybersecurity weaknesses in computer systems such as at banks.

The White House on Tuesday released an executive order that directs federal agencies to ask leading AI developers to voluntarily submit their most capable models for government cybersecurity tests before releasing them to the public.

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