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One of David Sacks’s Waivers

The White House issued a Section 208(b)(1) waiver allowing Sacks to participate in AI policy matters.
The waiver cites Sacks’s extensive tech background and argues conflicts are not likely to affect government service.
Sacks has divested or begun divesting from major AI-related holdings to avoid conflicts.
The waiver sets ongoing conditions, including consultation with White House ethics officials for large asset changes.
The waiver specifies limits on new private investments to prevent new direct conflicts.
Sacks will co-chair the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).
The waiver covers AI policy work for a period of 130 days or less in a one-year period.
Sacks’s direct AI interests are listed across multiple schedules with divestment statuses noted.
The document was produced after consultation with the Office of Government Ethics.
The waiver acknowledges AI's role in national policy and aims to balance innovation with ethics.

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