U.S. President Donald Trump announced an 'AI action plan' focused on deregulation and the exclusion of ideological bias to secure global leadership in artificial intelligence (AI), and signed three related executive orders.
During a speech at the 'AI Competitive Victory Summit' held in Washington, D.C., Trump said, 'The United States will win the artificial intelligence (AI) competition,' adding, 'We are in the early stages of one of the most important technological revolutions in world history, which has only just begun.'
He cited 'the genius and creativity of Silicon Valley' as the reason why the United States can win the AI competition. Trump noted, 'This is undoubtedly astonishing genius,' stating, 'The United States is the place where the most outstanding geniuses on Earth gather and where the AI competition began.'
He further explained why the United States must win the AI competition, saying, 'We will not allow any foreign country to beat us,' and added, 'Our children will not live on a planet dominated by the algorithms of adversaries who pursue values and interests opposed to ours.'
Trump stated, 'From today, the policy of the United States will be to do everything necessary to lead the world,' and signed three AI-related executive orders at a desk set up on stage after his speech.
The executive orders include provisions for ▲ expediting federal government approval processes when establishing AI data center infrastructure ▲ promoting the overseas export of American AI models through federal government agencies ▲ ensuring that AI models do not adopt ideological bias theories such as 'woke'.
Earlier that day, the White House stated on its website, 'Winning the AI competition will open a new golden age of prosperity for humanity, economic competitiveness, and national security for the American people,' announcing the 'AI action plan.'
The plan is broadly structured around three main items: ▲ accelerating innovation ▲ building U.S. AI infrastructure ▲ leading international diplomacy and security, and it is set to involve 90 specific measures. This plan was directed for establishment within 180 days in an executive order signed by Trump on Jan. 23, the fourth day of his second term.