U.S. AI Policy Shifts Under New Administration

The Biden administration's executive order on AI safety has been rescinded under the new Trump administration, indicating a substantial shift in U.S. AI policy. David Sachs has been assigned the task of drafting a USAI action plan aimed at allowing U.S. companies to develop AI without ideological interventions. Although this raises concerns about the weakening of oversight in frontier AI, there are moves to ease restrictions on energy regulatory processes that could benefit tech companies. Meanwhile, the discourse surrounding tariffs on Taiwanese chips suggests a complicated landscape for U.S. technology firms which are now facing increased competition and scrutiny.