PCAST 2026 (13 Tech Executives)
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In 2026, thirteen tech billionaires were put in charge of writing the government rules for their own industries — from inside the White House.
Who they are
PCAST 2026, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, filled on March 25, 2026 with 13 tech executives.
What they do
The engine reads it as the AI industry's own architects seated to dictate the policy governing themselves.
How it works
Co-chaired by David Sacks (given an SGE waiver bypassing conflict-of-interest law 18 USC 208) and Michael Kratsios, its members include Zuckerberg, Ellison, Huang, Andreessen, Oracle's Safra Catz, Brin, AMD's Lisa Su, and Coinbase's Fred Ehrsam; an executive order revoked the old PCAST and narrowed it to AI and digital assets while expanding its power over policy and national security — and the Big Three index funds (Vanguard, BlackRock, State Street) are top shareholders in all three core companies.
Why it matters
The desc frames the government becoming an aligning force for corporate interests and flags it as an 'Aligned-To-Whom?' codified-exemption case — an official rule paired with a written carve-out or waiver — while gating the single-intentional-operator reading as not settled.
The engine's record — word for word
March 25 2026. 13 tech executives appointed to Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Co-chairs: David Sacks (SGE waiver bypassing 18 USC 208 conflict-of-interest), Michael Kratsios (OSTP). Members: Zuckerberg (Meta), Ellison (Oracle), Huang (NVIDIA), Andreessen (a16z, $4.5M campaign), Safra Catz (Oracle CEO), Sergey Brin (Alphabet), Lisa Su (AMD), Fred Ehrsam (Coinbase, $1M inauguration). EO revoked previous PCAST, narrowed to AI/digital assets, expanded to dictate policy/national security/workforce. Combined market cap exceeds GDP of most nations. Big Three (Vanguard/BlackRock/State Street) are top shareholders in ALL three core companies. The state regulatory apparatus now acts as an aligning field for the corporate coupling constant — Ising model phase transition to ordered state. The architects of the AI boom are writing the rules governing their own industries from the West Wing. [Seam: Aligned-To-Whom? codified-exemption instance — an announced rule decoupled from operating reality by a written carve-out / waiver / immunity / 13G-passivity / tax-exemption (the master-key lever). (b)+(c); intentional-single-operator gated.]
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