Critics from the far-right, particularly those aligned with MAGA ideologies, viewed Krishnan as a symbol of Silicon Valley elitism and a proponent of immigration policies that they claim disadvantage American workers.

Sriram Krishnan, former Andreessen Horowitz general partner, has been named Trump's senior policy advisor for AI.

Elon Musk took to X on Monday to criticise the controversy surrounding Sriram Krishnan's views on immigration and green card caps, calling the opposing views a “fixed pie” fallacy, which he described as “wrong-headed” economic thinking.

Sriram Krishnan has been appointed as Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. His journey from SRM University in Chennai to top positions at Microsoft,

Sriram Krishnan, a Chennai-born tech expert, has been appointed as the Senior Policy Advisor for AI by President-elect Donald Trump. With a rich background at tech giants like Microsoft and Facebook,

American far-right political activist Laura Loomer has criticised the appointment of Indian-origin Sriram Krishnan as Donald Trump’s AI advisor.

Indian American Sriram Krishnan has been picked by Donald Trump as his senior policy advisor on AI or Artificial Intelligence. Born in Chennai, Sriram Krishnan journey in the tech world began at Microsoft in 2005.

Sriram Krishnan was a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz till recently and a personal investor in over two dozen companies including SpaceX.