On July 23, 2025, the White House unveiled "Winning the AI Race: America's AI Action Plan," a comprehensive strategy designed to secure the United States' preeminent position in artificial intelligence. This initiative directly responds to President Trump's January executive order aimed at dismantling obstacles to American AI leadership, with the ultimate goals of human flourishing, strengthening economic power, and protecting national security.
Three founding pillars
The action plan details more than 90 federal policy actions, slated for near-term implementation, organized around three founding pillars: accelerating innovation, building American AI infrastructure, and leading international diplomacy and security.
Pillar 1: Accelerating innovation
Under this pillar, the plan prioritizes simplifying the regulatory landscape by removing federal regulations deemed burdensome that hinder AI development and deployment. It actively solicits private-sector input to identify and eliminate unnecessary rules, thereby fostering an environment more conducive to technological progress. A crucial aspect of this pillar is the commitment to defending free speech within frontier AI models: updated federal procurement rules require that the government contract only with large language model developers whose systems demonstrate objectivity and are free from top-down imposed ideological bias.
Pillar 2: Building American AI infrastructure
This pillar is dedicated to strengthening the country's foundational technological capabilities. This involves actively promoting the rapid construction of data centers and semiconductor manufacturing plants, through accelerated and modernized permitting procedures. The plan also introduces new national initiatives to develop the workforce in critical, high-demand trades essential to this infrastructure, such as electricians and HVAC technicians.
Pillar 3: Leading international diplomacy and security
This final pillar outlines the strategy for extending American AI influence globally. The Commerce Department and State Department will collaborate with industry partners to deliver full, secure AI export packages — including hardware, models, software, applications, and standards — to allied nations. This strategic move aims to reinforce American technological leadership and ensure that global technological progress continues to be driven by American innovation.
Statements from key officials
Officials' statements underscore the urgency and scope of the plan. Michael Kratsios (Director of the OSTP) states that the plan "charts decisive course to cement U.S. dominance in artificial intelligence." David Sacks (AI and Crypto Czar) reaffirms that "to remain leading economic and military power, United States must win the AI race," while warning against "Orwellian uses of AI." Acting Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio declares that "Winning the AI Race is non-negotiable." For more information, the administration points to AI.Gov.