The White House released an artificial intelligence (AI) policy plan on Wednesday spelling out priorities for the U.S. to achieve "global dominance" in the sector. U.S. President Donald Trump's plan calls for open-source and open-weight AI models to be made freely available by developers for anyone in the world to download and modify.

An AI Action Plan outlines steps to advance U.S. artificial intelligence innovation and infrastructure.trump-ai-plan-data-centers-semiconductors-us-infrastructure

A second set of policy proposals in the AI Action Plan seeks to promote the development of AI infrastructure. In particular, the White House is looking to streamline the permitting process for new data centers. Furthermore, the policy paper argues that officials should use AI to speed up environmental reviews of construction projects.

As AI agents start taking on real-world tasks, one startup is offering a new kind of safety net: audits, standards—and liability insurance.

Trump, 79, is set to sign several AI-related executive orders Wednesday afternoon — including an expected action to curb “woke” models.

Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta have thrown their weight behind numerous initiatives designed to boost their AI efforts, from an unsuccessful campaign to ban states from regulating the technology for a decade, to lobbying for government support to build vast data centres and new energy sources to power them.

A group of House Republicans is urging the Commerce Department to cement its policy on artificial intelligence chips so the US can continue outcompeting China on the technology.

Newsweek awarded five companies in the "best of" category, including recognitions for human collaboration and responsible AI.