On Thursday, as part of yet another flurry of executive actions taken in President Trump’s third full day in office, the president signed an executive order establishing the Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology. The purpose of this is, presumably, to foster innovation, and scientific and technological discovery.
The Council’s structure is set in the order.
Sec. 2. Establishment. (a) There is hereby established the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).
(b) The PCAST shall be composed of not more than 24 members. The Assistant to the President for Science and Technology (APST) and the Special Advisor for AI & Crypto shall be members of the PCAST. If also serving as the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the APST may designate the U.S. Chief Technology Officer as a member. The…
