What You Missed in Trump's 2025 AI Action Plan
In his 2025 AI Action Plan, President Trump outlines sweeping measures—from slashing environmental oversight to boost data centers, challenging the FTC's AI rules, and championing AI-driven science breakthroughs. While promising to crack down on nonconsensual deepfakes and ideological bias in models, the plan raises questions about oversight, feasibility, and impacts on academic research.
Inside Trump's 2025 AI Action Plan
On July 23, 2025, President Donald Trump unveiled an ambitious plan to accelerate America's leadership in artificial intelligence. The action plan blends culture-war themes with industry incentives and bold claims about AI-powered scientific breakthroughs.
Three key areas stand out in the plan:
- FTC overhaul: reviewing and potentially repealing Biden-era regulations.
- Science optimism: funding AI-driven labs for breakthroughs in drugs and materials despite NSF cuts.
- Deepfake strategy: cracking down on nonconsensual videos while missing AI errors in courtroom documents.
Trump's plan launches a review of Federal Trade Commission actions from the Biden era, aiming to remove what it calls 'onerous' rules on AI companies. This signals a deeper struggle over regulatory power in tech.
The administration paints AI as a scientific panacea, promising funds for labs to use models in drug discovery and materials research. Yet cuts to the National Science Foundation budget raise doubts about the commitment to human-led science.
On deepfakes, the White House targets nonconsensual sexually explicit videos and calls for DOJ rules on manipulation in court. However, it sidelines risks like AI-generated legal briefs that cite fictitious cases.
By combining data-center incentives, anti-‘woke’ doctrine, and deepfakes safeguards, the plan mixes political theatre with techno-optimism. Critics warn it may favor big tech, leaving smaller innovators at a disadvantage.
For tech leaders and policy teams, the message is clear: AI strategy must account for shifting tides in regulation and funding. Companies need agile compliance and robust ethical frameworks.
What lies ahead is a high-stakes race between rapid deployment and responsible oversight. How will your organization adapt to this evolving landscape?
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