WASHINGTON—The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Technology and the Human Person released the following statement today in response to the White House’s release of “America’s AI Action Plan”, which calls for “ushering in a new Golden Age of innovation, human flourishing, and technological achievement for the American people.”  

Wesley Hodges, acting director of the Center for Technology and the Human Person at The Heritage Foundation, praised the administration's efforts: 

“The AI Action Plan is a call for a new industrial renaissance, an ambitious strategy that the Administration should be commended for leading. It charts the course for building significant domestic compute infrastructure—from expanding energy capacity, to constructing data centers and increasing domestic advanced semiconductor manufacturing. At the same time, the plan also emphasizes that American AI technology must be developed free of ideological bias, and ensure working families are benefited and not left behind. We look forward to supporting the administration's work to align this technology with human flourishing.” 

The action plan builds on three pillars: accelerating innovation, building AI infrastructure, and leading international diplomacy and security. In his first six months in office, President Trump has already signed multiple executive orders removing obstacles to AI innovation and education. 

BACKGROUND: 

For years, The Heritage Foundation has argued that the United States must lead on AI development and innovation by allowing freer access to these tools, while at the same time protecting American’s safety and security.