According to news on December 23, U.S. President-elect Trump announced the nomination of Sriram Krishnan as the next senior policy adviser for artificial intelligence in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Trump said in the statement that Sriram Krishnan will work closely with David Sacks to focus on ensuring the United States’ continued leadership in artificial intelligence. Previously, in November, a16z general partner Sriram Krishnan announced that he would leave the company at the end of the year.