Trump’s AI Plan Targets Global Leadership with Bold Strategies

- Announcement of “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan” on July 23, 2025. - Focus on infrastructure upgrades, deregulation, and prioritization of cutting-edge AI developers. On July 23, 2025, *Cointelegraph* reported that the Trump administration unveiled its ambitious national artificial intelligence strategy: “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan.” The strategy aims to cement the United States as the global leader in AI innovation, regulation, and international governance, using a multifaceted approach that emphasizes innovation, infrastructure, and diplomatic influence. The strategy includes sweeping measures to fast-track AI development. For instance, the administration streamlined regulatory processes by making significant changes like reclassifying data centers under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In addition, it eased federal permitting requirements for AI infrastructure projects under laws like the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. The plan also vows to exclusively prioritize "frontier" developers of large language models (LLMs) for federal contracts. Although the plan does not define the term, this shift underscores a commitment to fostering innovation in cutting-edge AI systems. Furthermore, the strategy focuses on open-source AI solutions and will promote projects in sectors like healthcare, manufacturing, defense, and law to bolster cross-industry adoption. Critical infrastructure upgrades form a cornerstone of the strategy, as the plan commits to modernizing the energy grid with alternative power sources such as nuclear fusion and fission. It also aims to bolster domestic semiconductor production. These efforts are intended to reduce dependence on foreign supply chains and secure the foundations of AI development at home. On the global stage, the plan asserts U.S. dominance through export controls, trade policies, and revised federal content standards. To this end, the Department of Commerce and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will eliminate key standards linked to "misinformation, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and climate change." The administration will also pursue tighter AI governance through international collaboration, signaling a collective shift toward consolidating U.S. influence in the sector. The administration structured the strategy around three pillars: Accelerating Innovation, Building American AI Infrastructure, and Leading in International Diplomacy and Security. To support these goals, the plan also creates a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer Council to promote interagency unity and synchronize efforts across the government.