Trump Unveils AI Plan to Ease Regulations Boost Innovation

President Donald Trump is set to unveil new policy guidelines for artificial intelligence, focusing on easing regulatory constraints and expanding energy sources for data centers. The forthcoming AI Action Plan, expected to be released in the coming days, aims to accelerate the development of AI technologies in the United States. The plan will emphasize reducing what the administration deems unnecessary regulatory barriers, promoting innovation and adoption, and supporting third-party evaluation of AI risks by independent organizations.

The guidelines will also highlight the administration's priorities of supporting infrastructure through permitting reform and streamlining environmental standards in the National Environmental Policy Act. Additionally, the plan will promote global AI partnerships and leadership in setting international standards, while emphasizing security measures to prevent foreign adversaries from accessing US hardware and software.

An order on export promotion is intended to use authorities within the US International Development Finance Corporation and the Export-Import Bank to support a global deployment of American AI technologies. This move comes amid a broader shift in US tech policy, balancing national security concerns with economic priorities.

The AI guidelines are expected to be rolled out in a nationwide promotional campaign led by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The plan follows months of consultation with industry players and underscores the White House's interest in reducing regulatory barriers and promoting innovation. The administration is scheduled to deliver remarks on AI policy on July 23 at an event hosted by the All-In podcast and the tech consortium Hill and Valley Forum.

Trump's proposal will not focus much on a sweeping vision of the long-term effects of AI, but will be limited to actions of the Executive Office of the President. The policy will be the most significant policy directive in the AI industry, showing the Trump administration’s efforts to position the U.S. as a global hub for artificial intelligence. Trump revoked some existing AI policies and directives from the Biden era that limited U.S. AI innovation. The Trump administration has revealed plans to reduce regulatory barriers in the AI industry, while promoting AI adoption and innovation in the country.

The U.S. Senate removed the AI moratorium provision from Trump’s Tax Bill earlier this month through a 99-1 vote. The sweeping tax would have restricted states from regulating AI, but the tech industry is focused on reducing such laws nationwide. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy will reportedly lead the plan, which will be deployed in a nationwide promotional campaign.

Many believe the proposal would highlight the administration’s goals of supporting infrastructure by simplifying environmental standards in the National Environmental Policy Act. They also revealed that the President would not include guidance on strengthening power grids in the plan.

The proposal would also include security measures to prevent foreign adversaries from accessing the U.S. AI technology by establishing global AI partnerships. It also revealed a collaboration between the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation and the Export-Import Bank to advance Trump’s export promotion orders to support global U.S. hardware and software deployment.

Conservatives have condemned the Export-Import Bank, arguing it’s a tool to bail out big corporations. Some argued that the senior White House policy adviser AI and crypto czar, David Sacks, and the senior White House policy adviser on AI, Sriram Krishnan, will spearhead a third executive order that calls for all large language models procured by the government not to be biased.

The initiative follows Trump’s directive earlier this year to develop a framework that will enhance global AI dominance in the country. The President also awaits signing a flurry of executive orders to establish some of the policies included in the plan.

Trump advances other AI and energy plans. The announcement also champions other efforts by industry players to forge international partnerships in pursuit of advancing in the sector. The administration revealed earlier this year a $500 billion investment collaboration by OpenAI and SoftBank to establish more AI infrastructure in the U.S. Many firms condemned what they saw as a limiting approach to AI under President Joe Biden.

The President also announced earlier this week in the inaugural Pennsylvania energy and innovation summit plans to invest roughly $70 billion to construct more AI data centers in Pennsylvania. Senator Dave McCormick argued that the proposal would boost the local economy, acknowledging that Trump had kept his promise to serve the people of Pittsburgh.