The White House has released a comprehensive AI Action Plan, "Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan," aimed at solidifying the United States' global leadership in artificial intelligence. The plan outlines over 90 policy actions focused on accelerating innovation, building AI infrastructure, and increasing international diplomacy around AI.
The plan emphasizes removing regulatory barriers to foster AI development and adoption, ensuring access to computing resources for startups and academia, and promoting open-source and open-weight AI models. It also highlights the importance of developing AI systems that are transparent, reliable, and aligned with national priorities.
To achieve this, the plan recommends streamlining permits for data centers and semiconductor manufacturing facilities, modernizing the national power grid, and expanding domestic chip manufacturing. Additionally, it includes initiatives to build a skilled workforce and enhance cybersecurity for critical infrastructure.
The plan also prioritizes protecting national security and global leadership, with measures to assess and mitigate national security risks posed by advanced AI models, strengthen export controls on critical AI-enabling technologies, and promote U.S. leadership in international AI standards.
Furthermore, the plan aims to strengthen the U.S. workforce for an AI-driven economy by expanding education and training programs, providing vocational training, and supporting workforce transitions in sectors impacted by automation.
Overall, the AI Action Plan is designed to drive innovation, infrastructure development, and international cooperation, while ensuring responsible AI development and deployment.
