PANews reported on December 23 that according to CCTV News, US President-elect Trump announced the nomination of Sriram Krishnan as the next White House Office of Science and Technology Policy's senior policy advisor for artificial intelligence. Trump said in a statement that Sriram Krishnan will work closely with David Sachs to focus on ensuring the United States' continued leadership in the field of artificial intelligence.

Earlier in November , a16z general partner Sriram Krishnan announced that he would leave at the end of the year.