President of the United States Donald Trump has unveiled a new initiative called the AI Action Plan, aimed at fostering the development of artificial intelligence technologies and their necessary infrastructure. The plan includes deregulation and adjustments to environmental standards to expedite the construction of data centers. Bloomberg reports on this development.
Trump emphasized that the USA must "do everything possible to remain a leader in artificial intelligence," highlighting the importance of unified federal standards rather than differing regulations across states.
The document mandates that the government will only work with companies whose AI models are "neutral and free from ideological bias." Additionally, the plan rolls back the previous administration's requirements related to security checks for AI models. It also stresses the need for investing in worker retraining to help them adapt to labor market changes.
The AI Action Plan aims to boost the export of American AI solutions and to monitor technologies that could reach US competitors, particularly China. The document mentions collecting industry proposals for comprehensive hardware and software packages to be offered to allies through government funding programs. Previously, the Trump administration eased restrictions on selling NVIDIA and AMD chips to China as part of a new trade agreement.
Special attention is given to the energy supply for data centers, which is critical for scaling up infrastructure. The document proposes stabilizing the energy grid and investing in additional energy sources, including nuclear and geothermal generation. Trump asserted that the USA will "utilize all available energy sources" to ensure national security and competitiveness in the global AI race.
The AI Action Plan represents the largest technological initiative of the Trump administration since his return to power. The President stated that winning in the field of artificial intelligence would present a challenge akin to the dawn of the space age, requiring the full mobilization of the nation’s scientific and industrial potential.