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Shortly after assuming his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump promised that his administration would come up with an “Artificial Intelligence Action Plan” within 180 days. Now, the expectation is that he will reveal this plan on Wednesday (23).
Trump is expected to unveil that plan at an event promoted by Comprehensive podcastan influential program among Silicon Valley bigwigs. Among the presenters is David Sacks, named by the Republican as the “czar” of AI, as well as cryptocurrencies.
Trump is also expected to sign three AI-focused executive orders this week
In addition to unveiling his AI plan, Trump is expected to sign three executive orders targeting the sector, two sources familiar with the matter told Tuesday’s (22) edition of the newspaper’s Tech Brief column. Washington Post.
- One such order would target “woke” AI models, a reference to the government’s claim that certain Silicon Valley companies have created tools and chatbots with a liberal political bias;
- Another order would make it easier to build data centers (tech companies say advances in AI require more computing power);
- The third order would use the US development finance agency to encourage the export of US technologies.
These orders are part of efforts to maintain America’s lead in the AI race, especially in the face of competition from China.
Republican lawmakers have pushed an agenda that includes increasing energy production to power data centers and reducing regulations that could slow the development of AI models.
In addition, a controversial Republican proposal—which sought to prevent states from regulating AI for ten years—almost made it into a bill, but ended up being defeated in the Senate by a wide majority (99 to 1). Now, some believe the idea will resurface soon. Maybe in Trump’s AI plan.
Civil society groups release ‘People’s AI Action Plan’
More than 80 groups signed a “People’s Action Plan for AI”, published on Tuesday (22). These groups included labor unions, environmentalists, and civil rights organizations.
“We cannot allow Big Tech and Big Oil lobbyists to write the rules for AI and our economy at the expense of our freedom and equality, the well-being of workers and families, even the air we breathe and the water we drink, all of which are affected by the rampant and inexplicable spread of AI,” the statement said.
“The expansion of this technology is driving down wages, devaluing our jobs, harming the environment and affecting the health of communities,” said Sarah Myers West, co-executive director of the AI Now Institute, which helped organize the statement.
“The idea that the public should have a say in whether and under what conditions this technology is going to be used is really at the heart of this effort,” he added.
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A spokeswoman for Trump’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) said the criticism is misplaced.
“This spirit of fear is exactly what allowed China to make significant progress during the Biden administration,” OSTP spokeswoman Victoria LaCivita told the paper.
“Artificial intelligence is at the heart of our national security and economic interests,” Victoria said. “Putting America first means ensuring that emerging technologies and innovation thrive here at home, not with our foreign adversaries.”
