Trump Unleashes “AI Action Plan”: Deregulation Push, “Ideological Bias” Crackdown & Federal Lands for Data Centers

The AI Action Plan introduced earlier this year by President Trump has now materialized into a concrete execution framework following months of consultations with industry giants such as Google and OpenAI. This marks not only a pivotal shift in the United States’ approach to artificial intelligence governance, but also reflects the Trump administration’s sharp backlash against what it perceives as “ideological bias.”

Among the most scrutinized measures is the administration’s effort to curtail the regulatory influence of individual states over AI. According to the policy document, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), along with other federal agencies, will prioritize funding allocations based on whether a state enforces “cumbersome and innovation-stifling AI regulations.” In essence, states deemed overly restrictive may be excluded from federal AI subsidies.

This maneuver serves as an alternative to the failed legislative push for a “ten-year ban on state-level AI legislation,” originally a key provision in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” That proposal was overwhelmingly defeated in the Senate (99–1), preserving the status quo of state autonomy in AI governance. Now, by leveraging executive authority, the administration seeks to circumvent legislative resistance and assert federal influence through policy enforcement.

On matters of content governance, the Trump administration has expressly denounced the use of AI to “advance social engineering agendas.” It has therefore mandated the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to revise its AI Risk Management Framework, stripping references to “misinformation,” “diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI),” and “climate change” from its risk annotations and guidelines.

Moreover, the administration will require that federal procurement contracts only be awarded to AI vendors capable of “guaranteeing ideological neutrality” in their systems. However, the specifics of how such neutrality is defined and verified remain absent from the current policy outline, raising potential concerns among industry stakeholders and civil liberties advocates.

Beyond ideological and regulatory considerations, the plan also addresses the acceleration of AI infrastructure development. The document notes that environmental assessments and construction regulations have significantly delayed the deployment of data centers and power facilities. To counter this, Trump proposes opening federal lands for such infrastructure projects and leveraging AI technologies to streamline environmental review processes, thereby improving administrative efficiency.

The AI Action Plan is set to be implemented through a series of executive orders. In fact, early in his second term, President Trump already rescinded President Biden’s October 2023 AI executive order. While Biden’s directive emphasized public safety, consumer protection, algorithmic transparency, and watermarking mechanisms, Trump’s approach is centered on commercial advancement, deregulation, and the elimination of so-called “political correctness.”

As the plan unfolds and AI development accelerates, all eyes will be on whether this policy truly strengthens the United States’ global competitiveness in artificial intelligence—or reignites debates over tech ethics and the delicate balance of regulatory oversight.

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