Trump's Artificial Intelligence Strategy Promotes American Pride Within Tech Sector - Also Targets Strengthening GOP Alliances in Tech Industry
In a significant move to bolster American dominance in the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence (AI), the Trump administration has unveiled a comprehensive strategy titled "Winning the AI Race: America's AI Action Plan."
The plan, detailed in a speech by President Trump at an artificial intelligence forum in Washington, D.C., is structured around three main pillars:
- Accelerating Innovation
- The plan aims to remove regulatory barriers that hinder AI development and deployment, ensuring a conducive environment for innovation.
- It emphasizes the procurement of frontier large language model (LLM) systems by the federal government from developers that produce ideologically neutral, objective AI systems free from top-down bias.
- The strategy also encourages rapid adoption and fosters private sector input to streamline AI rules.
- Building American AI Infrastructure
- The plan seeks to expedite and modernize permits for data centers and semiconductor fabrication plants, paving the way for AI infrastructure expansion.
- It includes initiatives to increase training and availability of workers in high-demand technical occupations to support AI infrastructure.
- The plan also addresses energy demands driven by AI through modernization efforts.
- Leading in International Diplomacy and Security
- The plan partners with industry to export comprehensive American AI technology stacks to allied countries, securing a competitive edge in international AI influence and policy.
- It aims to advance U.S. leadership globally by promoting American AI technology and securing a strong position in international AI policy.
The plan places a strong emphasis on a deregulatory approach to accelerate American AI development, with the theme of "Build Baby Build!" The administration also emphasizes ideologically neutral AI systems, reducing references to DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) frameworks in AI risk management, and ensuring that U.S. policy facilitates global AI dominance, economic competitiveness, and national security.
Kelly Loeffler, head of the Small Business Administration, stated that the AI plan will be applied broadly to all areas of government and the economy. Notable private-sector figures like AMD CEO Lisa Su, Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar, and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang attended the event and spoke about their alignment with the White House's policies.
The plan was issued pursuant to Executive Order 14179, "Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence," signed by President Trump in January 2025, with over 10,000 public comments informing its development.
In a significant show of support, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright highlighted the administration's support for AI infrastructure and urged business leaders to ask for help securing energy resources for data centers and other projects. Loeffler has also been meeting with small business owners using AI, and she believes that the alliance between tech and the MAGA movement is permanent due to ideological alignment.
The ongoing threats of a potential "communist" in charge of New York City have been enough to keep some innovators aligned with Trump. Loeffler has used AI to refine her department's loan underwriting program, and Jensen Huang, the CEO of NVIDIA, credited President Trump for enabling US leadership in artificial intelligence during his address at the event. The plan co-hosted by AI Czar David Sacks' "All In" Podcast and the Hill & Valley Forum.
[1] White House, "Winning the AI Race: America's AI Action Plan," https://www.whitehouse.gov/ai/ [2] Executive Order 14179, "Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence," https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-14179-removing-barriers-american-leadership-artificial-intelligence/ [3] White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, "Artificial Intelligence (AI) R&D Investments," https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/AI-R-D-Investments.pdf [4] White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, "National AI Research Resource Task Force Report," https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/National-AI-Research-Resource-Task-Force-Report.pdf
- The Trump administration's AI Action Plan, titled "Winning the AI Race," emphasizes technology as a crucial aspect in achieving American dominance, by encouraging rapid adoption, fostering private sector input, and procuring frontier large language model systems from developers offering ideologically neutral, objective AI systems.
- In a bid to bolster general-news headlines and politics, the plan also addresses international diplomacy and security, partnering with industry to export AI technology to allied countries, thereby promoting American influence in AI policy and ensuring global leadership.
