Trump administration releases AI Action Plan, targets ‘biased’ models, red tape
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The news: The Trump administration has released a 23-page AI Action Plan aimed at loosening regulations and expanding energy supply to accelerate artificial intelligence development in the US and promote American technological dominance.
The plan recommends rolling back rules that hinder AI adoption, fast-tracking data centre construction by streamlining environmental standards, and prioritising federal contracts for AI models deemed free from ideological bias.
It proposes removing references to misinformation, diversity, equity and climate change from risk frameworks and threatens to withhold federal funding from states with restrictive AI laws.
The plan directs federal agencies to help export full-stack AI packages to allies and includes steps to stabilise the power grid and expand sources like nuclear and geothermal energy.
The context: The plan’s release comes days after the Trump administration moved to ease chip export restrictions on Nvidia and AMD as part of a trade negotiations with China, in exchange for Beijing resuming shipments of rare earths to US buyers.
The plan, developed by White House AI czar David Sacks and senior officials, aims to replace Biden’s AI policies with a more industry-friendly approach.
Biden had imposed export controls and safety requirements, which Trump reversed. The plan rejects European-style AI regulation and favours expanding US tech influence globally, including through exports supported by federal agencies like the Export-Import Bank.
The sources: White House, US AI Action Plan, Bloomberg
