Donald Trump signs executive orders ramping up AI exports with caveat of ending unchecked ‘woke' technology
The president and his administration unveiled its AI action plan, 'Winning the AI Race,' in Washington which look to lift the restrictions and 'red tape' of safeguards and standards on AI from former President Joe Biden that limited its development.
The order announced the ramped up export and sale of US AI software and hardware overseas and looks to speed up construction of data centres in the US running AI products.
'America is the country that started the AI race. And as president of the United States, I'm here today to declare that America is going to win it,' Trump declared.
'We also have to have a single federal standard, not 50 different states regulating this industry in the future.
'America must once again be a country where innovators are rewarded with a green light, not strangled with red tape'.
The 24-page plan includes over 90 recommendations as the US looks to get ahead of countries like China also quickly developing AI models in hopes of becoming the global leader for the new tech.
'Winning this competition will be a test of our capacities unlike anything since the dawn of the space age.'
The order is also a part of Mr Trump's expansive campaign targeting institutions such as schools and agencies promoting diversity.
'The American people do not want woke Marxist lunacy in the AI models, and neither do other countries,' he said.
The move now extends to Mr Trump's longstanding grievances with tech companies that Republicans have accused of quashing right wing principles.
With AI's output over the internet becoming near unrestricted and unchecked in recent times, companies will need to comply with the plan to ensure their restrictions are eased.
On top of loosened restrictions, which the tech industry has been pushing for, the president's order also emphasised the AI race as one of geopolitical supremacy.
With China already investing billions into manufacturing for AI products and datacentres, their output is expected to be ahead of US output thus far, which the Trump administration hopes will change.
The most bizarre moment came with Mr Trump even suggesting a change of name for AI, claiming he doesn't like the word 'artificial.'
'I can't stand it,' he said.
'I don't even like the name, you know? I don't like anything that's artificial. So could we straighten that out, please? We should change the name. I actually mean that.
'It's not artificial. It's genius.'
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