Michael Kratsios previously served as the White House’s chief technology officer under the Trump administration from 2019-2021.
Kratsios is now a managing director at Scale AI, a major player in the generative AI industry.
Michael Kratsios is returning to the White House as part of the president-elect’s transition team.
The article states that Scale has a $250 million contract with the Department of Defense Joint Artificial Intelligence Center.
Kratsios previously spearheaded the Trump administration’s AI endeavors, including the former president’s executive order which called for AI investments across “science, medicine, communication, manufacturing, transportation, agriculture, and security.