Frances Mack
Last Wednesday, the White House released “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” a document introducing more than 90 federal policies related to artificial intelligence innovation, infrastructure, and diplomacy and security. The plan—which intends to “cement US dominance in artificial intelligence” and proposes gutting regulations, expanding AI use, and rapidly building data centers—is set to begin rolling out in the coming weeks and months In an hour-long speech later that day, President Trump, standing in front of tech leaders stated: “With your help, that golden age will be built by American workers.
It will be powered by American energy. It will be run on American technology, improved by American artificial intelligence.” Trump vowed to “turn America into an AI export powerhouse” and get “rid of woke.” The 28-page blueprint for winning the AI race contains three pillars outlining policies that promise to advance the United States’ productivity and technological industry but that come with sociopolitical and economic changes and environmental ramifications. In a split with the Biden administration’s policy on AI, the Trump administration’s plan aims to lift regulations and revise existing AI frameworks to eliminate content categorized as biased.
With these lightened restrictions, funding will be dedicated to widespread AI implementation across industries, impacting research and the labor market. The plan also prioritizes manufacturing semiconductors and chips, regardless of environmental impacts. Lastly, the blueprint delineates how the United States will develop and distribute AI to other countries to remain dominant in the global technology race, one that some experts view as futile. Accelerate AI innovation. The first, and heftiest, pillar involves stripping away the bureaucratic red tape and regulations that “smother” AI advancement.
The proposed policy actions indicate states will be able to pass AI laws if they don’t infringe on innovation. It also warns that federal funding will be diverted from states with burdensome AI regulations. However, compared to Europe’s stringent EU AI framework—and even some regulations in China, the country’s greatest AI adversary—the United States has little red tape to remove. The plan cites ideological bias as a roadblock and mentions that AI systems and large language models (LLMs) must protect free speech and American values. The Department of Commerce will be revising the AI Risk Management Framework “to eliminate references to misinformation, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and climate change.”
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