Trump Administration Releases AI Action Plan And Three Executive Orders: Key Implications For Business Strategy

1. Introduction

On July 23, 2025, the Trump administration debuted its long-awaited AI Action Plan (the Plan), identifying a range of policies to be implemented across the federal government to "usher in a new golden age of human flourishing, economic competitiveness, and national security for the American people." Alongside the Plan, President Trump also released three executive orders (EOs) that (1) promote the export of "full-stack American AI technology packages," (2) facilitate the build-out of AI data centers and related infrastructure, and (3) direct federal agencies to procure "truth-seeking" and "ideologically neutral" large language models (LLMs).

Building off Executive Order 14179, "Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence," the Plan and accompanying executive orders signal the administration's more permissive approach to AI development and diffusion while still seeking to shape developer behavior through government