Trump’s AI action plan aims to block flea exports to China but lack of key details

The Trump administration wants its AI technology to be considered an industry leader both on home and abroad. But he also does not want the prowess of the United States to empower or enhance a foreign opponent.

It is quite the balance to find.

If President Trump Ai Action PlanWho was published on Wednesday, is all indicator, it seems that the administration is still determining the right line of driving to achieve these objectives.

“America is currently the world leader in the construction of the data center, computer hardware performance and models,” says the plan. “It is imperative that the United States take advantage of this advantage in a sustainable global alliance, while preventing our opponents from making self-service on our innovation and our investment.”

The plan mentions the strengthening of export controls of the AI chips through “creative approaches” followed by a pair of political recommendations.

The first calls on government organizations, including the Department of Commerce and the National Security Council, to work with the AI industry on the characteristics of verification of the flea location. The second is a recommendation to establish an effort to determine the application of the potential export restrictions of the fleas; He mentions in particular that if the United States and the Allies impose export controls on the main systems required for the manufacture of fleas, there is no focus on numerous component subsystems-an index where the administration wants the DOC to attract its attention.

The AI action plan also explains how the United States will have to find alignment in this area with its global allies.

“America must impose strong export controls on sensitive technologies,” says the plan. “We must encourage partners and allies to follow American controls, not backfilling. If they do, America should use tools such as the rule of foreign direct product and secondary prices to obtain a greater international alignment. ”

The AI action plan never takes the details of how he will make the global alliances of AL, will coordinate with the allies on export flea restrictions or work with AI companies based on the United States on the functionalities of verification of the location of the chips. Instead, AI action plans define the fundamental construction elements required for future export guidelines for Ai Futures chips, as opposed to the policies implemented in addition to the existing directives.

The result: flea export restrictions will take longer. And there are many evidence, beyond the AI action plan, to suggest that this will be the case. For example, the Trump administration has contradicted its export restriction strategy several times in recent months – including last week.

In July, the administration gave the companies of semiconductors, such as Nvidia and AMD, The green light to start selling fleas ai They had developed for China, just a few months after the deployment LIGSING RESTRICTIONS ON THE SAME PUCES OF AI This actually removed Nvidia from the Chinese market.

The administration has also officially canceled AI Diffusion Rule (which put a ceiling on the amount of IA computer capacity, some countries were authorized to buy) in May, a few days before it was supposed to come into force.

The Trump administration is expected to sign several decrees on July 23. If these will contain detailed plans on the way in which he will reach his objectives is not clear.

Although the Action Plan of AI speaks at length to find out how to extend the American AI market into the world, while maintaining domination, it is light on details. Any executive decree concerning the export restrictions of the fleas will probably bring together the appropriate government services to determine a path to follow, as opposed to formal directives, completely.