White House Unveils America’s AI Action Plan
Impact Score: 4
Timeline: Directive actions to begin in the coming weeks and months
Summary: The White House released “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan” to remove barriers and enhance U.S. leadership in AI. The plan focuses on accelerating innovation, building AI infrastructure, and leading in international diplomacy and security. Key initiatives include exporting American AI technologies securely, streamlining permits for data centers and fabs, removing restrictive federal regulations, and upholding free speech standards in AI models. It aims to boost economic competitiveness and national security while setting global technology standards.
Key Actions: Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering should partner with Commerce and State Departments on AI exports; the Office of Federal Relations engage with policymakers on infrastructure and workforce initiatives; the Data Science Institute participate in regulatory discussions; Political Science research the impact on free speech in AI; and the Center for Technology and Society lead ethical AI forums.
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