The Trump administration called for boosting artificial intelligence development in the US by loosening regulations a
nd expanding energy supply for data centers under new guidelines that also urged the federal government to withho
ld funding from states determined to have burdensome regulations on the emerging technology.
The so-called AI Action Plan, released by the White House on Wednesday, seeks to assert US dominance over China. The blueprint recommends reva
mping the permitting process and streamlining environmental standards to speed AI-related infrastructure projects. It also seeks to make American technology th
e foundation for AI worldwide while enacting security measures to keep foreign adversaries like China from gaining an edge.
“To win the AI race, the U.S. must lead in innovation, infrastructure, and global partnerships,” s
aid White House AI czar David Sacks in a statement. “At the same time, we must center American workers and avoid Orwellian uses of AI. This Action Plan provides a roadmap for doing that.”
Mandated by President Donald Trump shortly after taking office in January, the 23-page AI Action Plan marks the
administration’s most significant policy directive on a technology that promises to reshape the global economy. The presid
ent is scheduled later Wednesday to deliver remarks at an event hosted by the All-In Podcast and a consortium of tech leaders and lawmakers known as the Hill and Valley Forum.
Trump plans to sign a handful of executive orders Wednesday to set in motion elements of his AI plan, among them a directive to use the US International Develo
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pment Finance Corporation and the Export-Import Bank to support global deployment of American technology. Another ord
er will call for all large language models procured by the government to be neutral and unbiased.
The blueprint represents the culmination of Trump’s campaign promises to position America as the global lea
der in artificial intelligence, while dismantling what he characterized as a rules-heavy approach to AI under President Joe Biden.