Sriram Krishnan

On the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit, White House AI advisor Sriram Krishnan said India is a key US ally and Washington wants partners to build on American AI infrastructure

The American far-right accused Krishnan and other Indian Americans of "stealing jobs from Americans" and questioned the high-skilled immigration through the H-1B program

Born in Chennai, Krishnan's life took a pivotal turn when he persuaded his father to buy him a computer. He later became a well-known figure in the technology world of Silicon Valley and beyond

Sriram Krishnan is expected to shape the Trump administration's AI policy. In 2021, Krishnan and his wife Aarthi Ramamurthy gained recognition as the hosts of a podcast

In his Twitter thread, he further mentioned that charging for blue tick would bring consistency to the platform

Krishnan, who is also a former Twitter employee, is expected to guide Musk in his ambitious plan to monetise the social media giant

"Now that the word is out: I'm helping out @elonmusk with Twitter temporarily with some other great people," Krishnan said in a tweet

Krishnan will report to Keith Coleman, Twitter's Vice President of Product