President Trump’s AI Action Plan Meets the Moment

WASHINGTON—In response to the Trump administration’s release of its AI Action Plan, the Center for Data Innovation released the following statement from Senior Policy Manager Hodan Omaar:

The AI Action Plan shows the Trump administration is serious about winning the global AI race. It marks a clear evolution from the President’s 2019 AI initiative and reflects just how dramatically the global AI landscape has shifted over the past six years. The planrightly recognizes that beating China demands a comprehensive effort—unleashing infrastructure to fuel model development, removing regulatory frictions that slow development and deployment, and promoting the export of American AI technology. These steps put the United States on a path not only to benefit from AI today, but to remain the global leader in the future.

But for Americans to support these efforts, they will need to see tangible improvements in the everyday areas of their lives where AI can make a difference—such as lower energy bills, better healthcare, faster disaster response, and more efficient public services. The plan’s commitments to launch domain-specific efforts and establish regulatory sandboxes in areas like healthcare, energy, and agriculture are important steps toward delivering those gains. Whether these efforts scale and deliver results will determine whether the plan fulfills its dual promise: AI for the American people—and American AI for global leadership.

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