The Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan
On Wednesday, the Trump Administration released its comprehensive AI Action Plan, outlining the federal government's strategy for maintaining American AI leadership. The plan is built on three pillars: (1) Accelerating AI Innovation, (2) Building American AI Infrastructure, and (3) Leading in International AI Diplomacy and Security.
The plan incorporates several priorities that IAPS recommended in its RFI response and other research:
Enhancing semiconductor export controls, including through exploring location verification to stop AI chip smuggling
Addressing the security and assurance of AI systems through AI security and assurance R&D, ensuring AI systems are secure-by-design, and standing up an AI-ISAC to share AI-security threat information among critical infrastructure providers
Advancing AI datacenter security, building high-security data centers for defense and intelligence applications, something we’ve talked a lot about privately and have a public report forthcoming
Identifying national security-relevant dual-use capabilities, emphasizing national security evaluations of frontier models led by the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI)
Strengthening federal response to AI incidents through planning and sharing of AI vulnerability information
Promoting AI for cyber defense in critical infrastructure sectors
“We are pleased that the Administration is taking AI security and reliability seriously and we look forward to continuing our work with them”, said Peter Wildeford, IAPS’s Chief Advisory Executive. “This AI Action Plan takes essential steps to secure AI systems, address national security concerns, and build government and private-sector capacity for responsible AI adoption. But this is just the beginning. Success requires all three of these elements continuing to work together with careful implementation and ongoing execution. IAPS will work tirelessly to hold the Administration to a high standard and ensure AI benefits everyone.”
For additional reactions to the Action Plan, on Thursday, July 24 from 2:30–3:30pm ET, IAPS will host a virtual panel, America’s AI Action Plan: Strategic Implications for National Security and Global Competition. Please join us for expert analysis on the plan's key components, priorities, and potential gaps from speakers Mark Beall of the AI Policy Network, Joshua Geltzer of WilmerHale, Tanya Das of the Bipartisan Policy Center, and IAPS’s Jenny Marron. Register for the event here.