The Trump administration has released its AI Action Plan, outlining a sweeping pro-growth strategy aimed at accelerating the United States’ position in artificial intelligence. In a marked departure from the Biden administration’s regulatory focus, the plan emphasizes rapid AI infrastructure buildout, data center development, national security, and global competitiveness — especially against China.
Backed by key advisors including Michael Kratsios, David Sacks, and Marco Rubio, the plan outlines billions in federal support to expand compute capacity, streamline environmental reviews, and ease permitting on federal lands. It deprioritizes risk mitigation in favor of enabling data center construction and AI research at scale, even during peak grid strain.
The plan promotes open AI model development, supports frontier model access for U.S. researchers, and calls for AI neutrality in federal procurement, raising potential First Amendment questions. It also proposes limiting state-level AI regulation and reviewing federal rules that may slow innovation.
AI safety receives lighter treatment, with hackathons and agency-led red-teaming prioritized over mandatory disclosures. National security dominates the strategy, with directives for intelligence-led surveillance of foreign AI threats and deep AI integration into U.S. defense systems, supported by prioritized compute access and military workforce upskilling.
