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America is in a race to achieve global dominance in artificial intelligence (AI). Winning this race will usher in a new era of human flourishing, economic competitiveness, and national security for the American people. Recognizing this, President Trump directed the creation of an AI Action Plan in the early days of his second term in office. Based on the three pillars of accelerating innovation, building AI infrastructure, and leading in international diplomacy and security, this Action Plan is America’s roadmap to win the race.
Pillar
Accelerate AI Innovation
America must have the most powerful AI systems in the world, but we must also lead the world in creative and transformative application of those systems. Ultimately, it is the uses of technology that create economic growth, new jobs, and scientific advancements. America must invent and embrace productivity enhancing AI uses that the world wants to emulate. Achieving this requires the Federal government to create the conditions where private sector-led innovation can flourish.
- Removing Red Tape and Onerous Regulation
- Ensure that Frontier AI Protects Free Speech and American Values
- Encourage Open-Source and Open-Weight AI
- Enable AI Adoption
- Empower American Workers in the Age of AI
- Support Next-Generation Manufacturing
- Invest in AI-Enabled Science
- Build World-Class Scientific Datasets
- Advance the Science of AI 9
- Invest in AI Interpretability, Control, and Robustness Breakthroughs
- Build an AI Evaluations Ecosystem
- Accelerate AI Adoption in Government
- Drive Adoption of AI within the Department of Defense
- Protect Commercial and Government AI Innovations
- Combat Synthetic Media in the Legal System
Pillar
Build American AI Infrastructure
AI is the first digital service in modern life that challenges America to build vastly greater energy generation than we have today. American energy capacity has stagnated since the 1970s while China has rapidly built out their grid. America’s path to AI dominance depends on changing this troubling trend. That requires streamlining permitting, strengthening and growing the electric grid, and creating the workforce to build it all.
- Create Streamlined Permitting for Semiconductor Manufacturing Facilities, and Energy Infrastructure while Guaranteeing Security
- Develop a Grid to Match the Pace of AI Innovation
- Restore American Semiconductor Manufacturing
- Build High-Security Data Centers for Military and Intelligence Community Usage
- Train a Skilled Workforce for AI Infrastructure
- Bolster Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity
- Promote Secure-By-Design AI Technologies and Applications
- Promote Mature Federal Capacity for AI Incident Response
Pillar
Lead in International AI Diplomacy and Security
To succeed in the global AI competition, America must do more than promote AI within its own borders. The United States must also drive adoption of American AI systems, computing hardware, and standards throughout the world. America currently is the global leader on data center construction, computing hardware performance, and models. It is imperative that the United States leverage this advantage into an enduring global alliance, while preventing our adversaries from free-riding on our innovation and investment.
- Export American AI to Allies and Partners
- Counter Chinese Influence in International Governance Bodies
- Strengthen AI Compute Export Control Enforcement
- Plug Loopholes in Existing Semiconductor Manufacturing Export Controls
- Align Protection Measures Globally
- Ensure that the U.S. Government is at the Forefront of Evaluating National Security Risks in Frontier Models
- Invest in Biosecurity
