STAT+: In directives to federal agencies, Trump charts a different course for AI
A closer look at how Trump's initial strategy for the use of artificial intelligence differs from Biden's approach.
Upon taking office, President Donald Trump promised a new approach to the government’s policies on artificial intelligence, issuing a seven-paragraph order that was short on detail but long on its promise to use AI to advance America’s economic interests.
Now Trump’s Office of Management and Budget has filled in the blanks with new memos that lay out how and where his government will differ in its use of AI, including within health and science agencies where the technology will directly impact Americans’ safety, finances, and access to services.
Across 38 pages, Trump’s memos rescind prior directives issued under former President Joe Biden and emphasize the need to take a “forward-leaning” and “pro-innovation” approach to the use of AI. Trump urged federal agencies to rapidly adopt the technology — with appropriate safeguards — to improve services and advance the nation’s “global AI dominance.”
