Trumponomics

The Promise and Peril of Trump’s Big AI Plan

On this week’s Trumponomics, we discuss how the administration’s vision risks isolating the US from the very global tech ecosystem it’s trying to dominate.

Photographer: Annabelle Chih/Bloomberg

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President Donald Trump’s recent artificial intelligence summit marked the unveiling of a sweeping and aggressive 23-page action plan aimed at establishing US dominance in the burgeoning field. The strategy emphasizes slashing regulatory red tape, fast-tracking data center construction and clearing the path for America’s tech giants to move faster with fewer constraints. But as experts ask, will it work—and at what cost?