Donald Trump Launches Plan to Accelerate Artificial Intelligence Development and Export in the United States
White House Unveils Plan to Boost AI Development, Combat ‘Ideological Bias’
The White House presented an action plan on Wednesday, July 23, to promote the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the United States, export American AI, and crack down on “ideological biases” in chatbots.
“President Trump has stated that the advancement, even the dominance, of the United States in intelligence is a national priority,” recalled David Sacks, the White House’s principal advisor on AI, during a telephone press briefing. “We are engaged in a global race to take the lead in AI,” he explained, “and we want the United States to win this race.”
This action plan stems from a broad consultation with professionals, researchers, and users, launched in February. The American president intends to break with the line adopted by his predecessor, Joe Biden, who favored controlled growth, with an emphasis on security and risk assessment.
The White House says it has identified some 90 measures that will be implemented “in the coming weeks and months,” according to a statement. They are grouped around three axes.
“AI Diplomacy”
The first aims to facilitate the construction of new data centers, essential to the functioning of AI, and the realization of large energy projects to meet the immense electricity needs of these data centers. Numerous data centers are already under construction in the United States. The Trump administration wants to simplify the granting of building permits and authorizations for new projects.
The second component concerns “AI diplomacy,” according to David Sacks. It involves, among other things, the mobilization of two U.S. financial arms for international trade, the Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the U.S. Export-Import Bank, to support exports of American AI.
“To win this race, [American AI] models must be used worldwide,” pleaded Michael Kratsios, the director of science and technology issues at the White House, during the telephone press briefing. “American AI must be the benchmark,” he insisted.
Diffusion of American Technology
Donald Trump has made the diffusion of American technology abroad, and AI in particular, a priority. He contributed to the discussions that led the United Arab Emirates to sign contracts, in May, with OpenAI, Oracle, and Nvidia for the creation of their own AI infrastructures.
The third strong guideline of the action plan does not focus on the growth of American AI, but is intended as a response to what Donald Trump sees as the emergence of generative artificial intelligence with an “ideological bias.” He intends to prohibit the various services, ministries, and agencies of his government from acquiring generative AI software that manifests an ideology.
According to Michael Kratsios, the goal is to “ensure that these systems allow freedom of expression.” A U.S. official specified that the “main” ideological bias, according to the White House, stems from initiatives encouraging the representation and inclusion of minorities (DEI).
Le Monde with AFP
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