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ARTICLE · 14 FEBRUARY 2025

Trump Administration Seeks Public Comments For AI Action Plan — AI: The Washington Report

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On February 6, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy published a Request for Information seeking public comments on the development of the Trump administration's AI Action Plan.

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  • On February 6, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public comments on the development of the Trump administration's AI Action Plan.
  • President Trump's Executive Order on AI (AI EO), signed during his first week in office, directed his AI and technology advisors to develop an AI Action Plan "to sustain and enhance America's global AI dominance."
  • The RFI seeks comments on any AI topic, but it specifically mentions data centers, hardware and chips, open-source development, and procurement, among others, as topics of interest. Comments must be submitted by March 15, 2025.

On February 6, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy published a Request for Information seeking public comments on the development of the Trump administration's AI Action Plan. Pursuant to President Trump's Executive Order on AI, which we covered, the new administration is currently developing an

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