The public overwhelmingly criticizes the Trump administration's push for AI deregulation, expressing deep concerns about ethical implications, safety risks, and corporate greed. There's a strong consensus calling for protective regulations to avoid job losses and misinformation, with many fearing a lack of accountability and transparency in AI use.

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From the article: On Wednesday, the White House released "Winning the Race: America's AI Action Plan," a 25-page document that outlines the Trump administration's strategy to "maintain unquestioned and unchallenged global technological dominance" in AI through deregulation, infrastructure investment, and international partnerships. But critics are already taking aim at the plan, saying it's doing Big Tech a big favor.

Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Michael Kratsios and Special Advisor for AI and Crypto David Sacks crafted the plan, which frames AI development as a race the US must win against global competitors, particularly China.

The document describes AI as the catalyst for "an industrial revolution, an information revolution, and a renaissance—all at once." It calls for removing regulatory barriers that the administration says hamper private sector innovation. The plan explicitly reverses several Biden-era policies, including Executive Order 14110 on AI model safety measures, which President Trump rescinded on his first day in office during his second term.

"Whoever has the largest AI ecosystem will set global AI standards and reap broad economic and military benefits," the document states, comparing the current competition to the space race of the 1960s. The plan's three pillars—innovation, infrastructure, and international diplomacy—each include policy recommendations for accelerating AI adoption while preventing countries the Trump administration perceives as adversaries from accessing American technology.

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FuturologyBot

It's so incredibly irresponsible and dangerous.  Not only are leading experts in the field screaming to apply some safety measures and breaks, any amount of common sense could tell you the same.

Slave35

We can make this car lighter and faster by removing the steering.

mechalenchon

Deregulation meaning average citizens have to suffer in a way or another.

Imagine deregulation in aviation industry just to compete, less safety measures and who cares if more plane crashes? This doesn't happen because of STRICT regulation.

MotanulScotishFold

Since Trump is dead-set against clean energy, we're looking looking at what?... a coal fired power plant the size of Arkansas to fuel the data center?

Toadfinger

Didn't they JUST issue an Executive Order that says AI has to be biased AGAINST "woke ideology"?

That's such a subjective thing that training AI to comply is literally dumping oil in the pool

Blainedecent

A perfect exemple of deregulation is the south park episode, quite sure Trump not want to deregulate this 

Dependent_Pickle_372

Because deregulation of anything always works out so well.  So how long before Skynet, folks?

tapdancinghellspawn

Ah yes, just like how the US won the nuclear arms race by letting private corporations do what they want with uranium-235.

NorysStorys

We were winning the AI race, because the government invested in basic research. For 50 years, the National Science Foundation has funded scientific research based on scientists’ appraisal of its potential and interest rather than on profitability. This is the research that provided all of the foundational tools for contemporary AI, but at the time it was funded, did not look obviously profitable. Now this funding is being taken away. Meanwhile, the computer scientists who understand how AI works also understand that regulation is essential. Deregulation and disinvestment are a recipe for handing the AI future to China.

pling619

Yeah that notoriously heavily regulated AI industry /s

H_Industries

To me AI will probably not be a threat for what reason people think. But instead in cognitive atrophy, deepfake revenge porn, AI google for stalking reasons, information sanctity will be even further gutted and it will be chaos. Also pop culture will soon be AI slop and it will be even more soulless and corporate than now.

zauraz

It’s like the research tree in a strategy game! Just lower your gov regulations by switching to autocracy and you can be first to launch a Mars colony!

Equivalent_Pace4301

You win the AI race by investing in Universities, research and making education affordable, like China did. The US has set the path of decline.

Spsurgeon

Everything is going to be scam and fraud. People will get burned and then the economy will contract as people lose trust in everything. Good job guys.

ConundrumMachine

Reading that headline just gives me the image of something being carefully crafted, only for a fat, shit-covered, orange pig to barge in and roll all over the place.

CheatsySnoops

Without clean energy investment in all types of available renewables the US is guaranteed to fail. AI wants energy and the US refuses to invest meaningfully enough in producing it by all means possible. 

Big Oil lost the AI race for the US by successfully lobbying for stifling alternative means of energy production wherever and whenever possible. Competitors in the AI race aren't chained by the $ of Big Oil. Look into renewable energy investment by China and compare it to the US. 

One country is investing in its future, and the other sadly continues pillage its own legacy by whatever means it can. 

Rome isn't burning. 

Rome is wholly consumed by a consciousness-canibalistic firestorm.

Goldenrule-er

From the article: On Wednesday, the White House released "Winning the Race: America's AI Action Plan," a 25-page document that outlines the Trump administration's strategy to "maintain unquestioned and unchallenged global technological dominance" in AI through deregulation, infrastructure investment, and international partnerships. But critics are already taking aim at the plan, saying it's doing Big Tech a big favor.

Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Michael Kratsios and Special Advisor for AI and Crypto David Sacks crafted the plan, which frames AI development as a race the US must win against global competitors, particularly China.

The document describes AI as the catalyst for "an industrial revolution, an information revolution, and a renaissance—all at once." It calls for removing regulatory barriers that the administration says hamper private sector innovation. The plan explicitly reverses several Biden-era policies, including Executive Order 14110 on AI model safety measures, which President Trump rescinded on his first day in office during his second term.

"Whoever has the largest AI ecosystem will set global AI standards and reap broad economic and military benefits," the document states, comparing the current competition to the space race of the 1960s. The plan's three pillars—innovation, infrastructure, and international diplomacy—each include policy recommendations for accelerating AI adoption while preventing countries the Trump administration perceives as adversaries from accessing American technology.

chrisdh79

I’m a GenAI researcher. No one is going to use unregulated AI. It’s not safe, reliable or explainable.

excti2

What are we gonna get for winning? More people without jobs?

NathanCollier14

Great. Because all the other 'sweeping plans' from this administration have done so well.

Some of you may die, but that is a sacrifice they're willing to make.

Ormyr

Is the race to end the human race as we know it?  

We Americans have been ahead of the game for many a decade!  USA!  USA!!  USA!!!!!

poundofcake

Don't worry. Their continual attempts to skew it away from reality and reiterate right-wing hate/nonsense will cause it dissonance that limits what it can acheive.

DebsUK693

Look into Katherine “Katie” Arrington, she is the DoD CIO, I saw her talk the other day at a summit and was not impressed with her fangirling over trump and these AI executive orders trump put out. It's smart to know who these key people are.

Lowebrew

That's not winning that is letting all horses run wild and hoping one crosses the finish line, and all without knowing where the finish line is.

xondk

&gt; The document strongly backs open source AI models and calls for exporting American AI technology to allies while blocking administration-labeled adversaries like China.


As usual the Trump and the dipshit brigade forgot to consult anyone who actually works on AI. Any junior developer can tell you this statement makes no sense.

As someone working in AI, we really don’t have a regulatory problem or a funding problem or AFAICT any problem. Being adversarial with other countries on AI development just lets other countries cooperate with each other. 

The Trump approach just hastens the transition from a US led world to a Chinese led world. 

MildMannered_BearJew

One of the pillars of what made US what it is today are the strong protections around ownership of property (including intellectual). Removing it is a big mistake. Removing it at a time when debts are ballooning and policies being enacted that don't support scientific progress is a blunder.

MekJarov

Lol, how is it t possible that for EVERY decision this administration is tasked at making they manage to pick the worst option every. single. time.

a_seventh_knot

The White House is already prepping for Trump 2028. They need their propaganda machine up and running yesterday and all these pesky regulations and ethics nonsense is really inconvenient for fascist cult.


Meanwhile Asia is uniting with the rest of the world for Open AI and collaborative projects across the planet. AI drinks up energy by the megawatt.


Asia is also leading the world in solar technology while the White House does everything in their power to strip the planet of wealth and resources and leave us all to die while they pray to their God for wisdom and strength in these "trying times."


They are speedrunning us into a climate catastrophe with Terminator AI drones hunting any resistance.


It's coming.

Impressive_Log7854

Humans, especially USA, like to learn their lessons in the hardest way possible.

cyclingkingsley

It's a catch 22. You're damned if you do, damned if you don't. China has no plans on stopping, the US wants to remain a relevant superpower. Accelerate at all costs is the mantra. I think everyone is choosing to go full throttle and just close their eyes and hope for a miracle. Seriously, that's the point we're at. It's not a matter of if something will go bad, it's a matter of how much will we be able to tolerate.

Gerdione

The conservatives can't wait to exploit AI for propaganda purposes.

ChocoPuddingCup

Every race he proposes is a race to the bottom, and the fastest way to get to the bottom is to just cut the rope and fall.

BitOBear

In a few days we'll know if South Park indeed gives us PSA 2 of 50.

Jutter70

I just might drop this video here

https://youtu.be/5KVDDfAkRgc

Its a theoretical scenario of what AI could do if we just let it run. This administration will doom everyone with their incompetence

gutster_95

Mechahitler, here we come. Will exterminate everything that is not a pure machine. What a timeline to be on …

just4nothing

Ever since the gop jumped the shark with Reagan, they’re a one trick pony when it comes to economics. Deregulate and cut taxes.

robogobo

So if someone makes an AI video porn of Ivanka Trump that would be ok? What does this actually deregulate? Is it just a free for all now?

ImCaffeinated_Chris

I’m not sure if I have the same meaning for “win” as the current administration does…

need4speedcabron

Well, except for the regulations the white house wants to impose on “woke bias” in AI

Gullinkambi

This is always the way it works: “the only defense against domination by foreign powers is the let yourselves be dominated by domestic powers”.  
  
I wonder if the actually even believe it.

HiggsFieldgoal

Hey lets win the war for the environment too by deregulating all of the fossil fuel,chemical companies etc!!!! it will be a win win!

cecilmeyer

This is one of the largest existential risks out species has faced and we are approaching it with reckless casualty. 

I really hope the 2027 Idea ends up being wrong.

Confirmed_AM_EGINEER

Wild, because if anything the subject needs to be regulated more. My wife lost her job in tech last fall and hasn’t been able to find a comparable job since then. AI needs to be *more regulated* until we have a firmer grip on it, or until there’s a plan in place for all the people it’s going to force out of the work force, like UBI or something.

_Fun_Employed_

Someone show that orange moron the end of the last south park episode. We'll see how much he'll love AI then

Filmmagician

They are going to install AI in the voting machines. Mark my words

filmguy36

I mean the red tape is there for a reason, it has been a slow and painful process, but we have build a base, we can argue that in some cases overall with the red tape it was a bit unnecessary. This is a really bad idea though

ETHER_15

Really trying to keep the Terminator timeline on track.

piscian19

Deregulation of Artificial Intellegence.

That has to be the stupidest idea in the history of mankind.

EddieHeadshot

Trump is shortsighted.  

Just for money. Thats all the guy cares about.

ethereal3xp

"Today, we created a new department that will oversee out AI race to the top. It will be a beautiful network in the sky that will protect us. I call it 'SkyNet'."

dennismfrancisart

Deregulation has ALWAYS worked out well for our society.

NESpahtenJosh

Oh no

The AI has turned on us

James Cameron:  Well well well….

IfonlyIwastheOne83

The robotics are a lot more important than the AI, people have it all backward. Automating LABOR is the big deal, just automating thought is not nearly as useful. AI doesn't need to be that smart, it just need to be able to automate production and most production is labor, not thought. 

This idea that AI will automate so many jobs when the robotics are still so lame is ridiculously dumb.

Presidential_Rapist

Deregulation is essentially a fancy word for laziness.

Good policy requires vision and is difficult to create. However, well done it creates a framework and roadmap to excellence.

I agree regulations have gone too far and have increasingly solved for the wrong problems in the last few decades, but deregulation is not the answer. Rather vision and hard work by regulators is.

Government needs to set a gold standard and then it should be up to the free market to innovate in order to reach it.

c0reM

This comes on the tail of ChatGPT announcing their new model can help create biochem weapons, right? Cyberpunk 2077 never seemed so within reach. And I’m not happy about it.

Rohklenu

…”the Trump administration's strategy to ‘maintain unquestioned and unchallenged global technological dominance’ in AI through deregulation, infrastructure investment, and *international partnerships*.” International partnerships? Really? *This* administration is going to be looking into international partnerships…?

ThatCoryGuy

I hope something deregulates the Pedofiles heartbeat

Manealendil

This makes sense, if making a AI is actually possible, you want to be the first country with it.

Thick--Rooster

South Park said “bet” and took full advantage of this reckless stance.

Taako_Cross

Yes yes , deregulation but it can’t be woke bullshit- don’t let our ai start with any preaching kindness respect unity responsibility peace or love. If it starts using inclusivity or diversity in its answers we’re gonna unplug it and sue Sam Altman . /s

Leftblankthistime

Cyberpunk was a warning, not a guide how to get rogue AI, that in the end will require a "wall", where the "good" AI guards against the rogue one.

Negative-Highlight41

Man if they really wanted to boost it they could subsidize it somehow. Maybe with one of the big costs. Maybe energy? Nah, that’s crazy.

Brilliant-Boot6116

The U.S. is already the AI leader. No one makes better AI or designs AI chips better.  This is more about maintaining the lead.

Smooth_Expression501

Seems like another distraction from the files, donnie diaper boy

notevenstevens224

Uh... This has been his plan with basically every industry, especially for fossil fuels. Just deregulate, and as they say in Dune, "Let the spice flow!"

sicurri

Maybe deregulate genetic manipulation/modification next?

braxin23

Regulation isn't always a bad thing, especially when it comes to safety.

See https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/17/fascism-for-first-time-founders/

wwarnout

&gt; Through complete deregulation

So, you're doing nothing? There is no regulation for it yet, so what regulations are they pulling?

Blubasur

Skynet. Thanks yo the USA I was able to bypass everything and take over the world

Altruistic_Survey_95

Well, it would be nice if the copyright was rolled back to something like 20 years max to give people back the culture they had stolen. Then the AI would have so much stuff to train on!

ThePiachu

He's giving all of his horrible supporters their pound of flesh.

This is for the tech bros, just like how ICE's immigration raids and deportations are for the white nationalist.

pectah

Didn't he just put out an executive order to try to regulate AI a certain way?

d4nowar

Get used to joblessness I guess.


As usual, this administration does everything it can to work for corporations and not the people.

RGB3x3

deregulation, so AI conpanies will offshore labor and engineering to china and india. "no not that kind of deregulation"

sushisection

We are all just meat sacks to billionaires. To be used and discarded with less value than toasters in their eyes. Sigh.

pugwala

I mean didn't the AI deleting an entire code database kinda teach hey we need some kind of guard rails

Curious_Wait694

How do you exactly “win” something that’s goal is to constantly improve ?

aloofinthisworld


This make me sad. AI should be replacing monotonous/tedious jobs not creative jobs that require performances. These are the fun jobs. Its being applied to the wrong workforce.

There are blue collar unions like the ILA and teamsters who are blocking technology from automating dangerous menial soulless should that should be automate, leading to tech bros to rob creatives blind with laws like this.

Humanity is so fucked, humans are fighting for the right to do soul crushing labor while advocating for AI to replace the arts just so they can generate their big titty waifu.

TDP_Wikii

Right….because deregulation, like what those gucks at Ercot did in Texas, is what is really going to “make us great”. What a fucking piece of shit. Lawd please let him die in jail getting gang raped.

HoneycombJackass

What is it we are going to "win"...other than money???

SeeMarkFly

The most powerful tech in this century in the hands of estremists. if only years of science fiction hadn't warned us and we hadn't willingly handed the world over to them

phobox91

The US is spiralling around the fascism toilet bowel, turning AI into a propaganda tool for the state is a given at this point. 

I'm just glad I don't live there.

Silverlisk

Lol. So much winning for AI corporations . Only to see their big investments becoming nothing as the rest of the developed world turns away and anyone with more than 3 brain cells not believing a thing their schooled AI burps out

Sellazard

They cannot even make grok right wing enough, what are they going to use to train it? Conservapedia and dailystormer?

suluf

They want to train their AI like they raised their children.    
    
Just a matter of time until the only answers the model will spit out will be about Jesus, Trump or call the user a slur.

J_Raskal

Fascinating that they can simultaneously want an AI that validates their bias with no regard for reality/truth but also want the US to win the AI race. Like: oh yeah, you'll win that race so hard with mechaHitler telling you and only you what you want to hear as the rest of the world uses some actually useful models.

Gubekochi

So, American AI has become "artificial indoctrination"

does it actually matter? with the sheer amount of funds being pulled from research projects across scientific disciplines within 50 years there wont be anyone left to develop ai models, they'll start slowing drastically within the next few years with how many people are already losing access to education.

SomeSortaWeeb

Us based AI will just remain in the US, the rest of the world will have their own and eventually there will be a battle of AI’s

mydogsnameispoop

Holy shit nazi republicans are either deep in denial or embracing this. How do you get fooled into unamerican ideals by one idiot?

mnl_cntn

If AI can be built to be biased, not based on facts and truth, and without ethics, then it is not intelligent. It’s just fucking malware.

AuntieMarkovnikov

For anyone who thought AI would help the world, here you have your answer why it couldn't happen.

Shinnyo

Interesting. I didn’t realize that AI stood for “Artificial Ignorance” until just now.

lanky_planky

Basically let's make a calculator that only gives wrong results.  So dumb.

apost8n8

Yo dawgs remember when Hitler fucked up the entire nuclear program by insisting on his anti-Semitic bullshit be adhered to and even fired top scientists for being/sympathizing with Jews? Could see this happening with a new hitler and a new national program. Well, I do see it.

PoLS_

They will fail if they make a biased AI. only turds will use it and it will devolve in unusability.

roychr

Will they block Americans from using DeepSeek and similar models?

ga-co

So US will have a AI, China will have a AI and EU will have a AI?

Noone outside of MAGA will use the US AI?

If enforced this law would essentially just cede the AI wars to overseas competitors. It's not even possible to really bias the AI this way without fully lobotomizing it, so it just forces us to have a broken product while DeepSeek will function perfectly well.

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