• White House to boost US AI exports and link funding to state laws.
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The White House is preparing to release a plan that backs the global spread of American AI tools while limiting federal support for states that impose tight restrictions on the technology.

A summary of the draft, seen by Reuters, shows the plan would stop federal AI funding from going to states with tough AI laws. It also asks the Federal Communications Commission to review whether certain state rules conflict with federal priorities.

The proposal includes support for open source AI development and calls for exporting US-built AI through full-stack software packages and data centre programs run by the Commerce Department. The goal, the summary says, is to boost US workers through AI-related jobs and industry growth.

Janet Egan, a fellow at the Centre for a New American Security, said the plan marks a shift in direction. Instead of restricting AI, the new approach focuses on spreading the tech and infrastructure globally.

Still, the plan doesn’t ignore risks. It mentions the need to guard against misuse and prepare for future problems tied to AI.

President Donald Trump requested the plan in January. He asked his team to find ways to make the US a global hub for AI and to cut rules that slow things down. The final version, shaped with input from the National Security Council, is due Wednesday.

Trump is expected to speak on the plan at an event called “Winning the AI Race,” hosted by White House AI adviser David Sacks and his co-hosts from the All-In podcast.

A spokesperson from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy said the final plan will lay out clear and specific steps for federal policy, going beyond what’s been shared so far.

Trump’s position on AI is more open than that of former President Joe Biden. While in office, Biden blocked exports of high-end US AI chips to China and other countries that could redirect them to China. His actions were based on national security concerns.

He also issued rules to limit how much AI computing power US companies could export abroad and introduced policies meant to encourage competition and guard against AI misuse, including misinformation.

Trump has rolled back many of those measures. He cancelled Biden’s executive orders on competition and AI diffusion and is now pushing a more open strategy aimed at global expansion.

Last month, Sacks argued that tight controls could hurt US companies and give China a chance to move ahead. He also said the risks of US AI chips falling into the wrong hands were being overstated.

The upcoming plan also calls for AI adoption in the Department of Defense, a review of rules that could block AI development, and a faster process for approving new data centre projects.

In short, Trump’s approach is built around speed, expansion, and lifting restrictions – a clear contrast to the guardrails put in place by the previous administration.