David Sacks AI Framework Unveiled With Ethics Waivers and Preemption of State AI Laws via Executive Order 14365

AI Czar David Sacks released a national AI governance framework in January 2026, built around Executive Order 14365 signed December 11, 2025, which declared a single "minimally burdensome national standard" for AI to preempt state laws. An ethics waiver was issued for Sacks covering his AI-related financial holdings — including Amazon, Meta, and TSMC interests in Craft Funds — after he divested more than 97% of direct holdings. Critics noted the Office of Government Ethics director had been fired by Trump on February 10, 2026, removing independent oversight of such waivers.