What To Expect From The Trump Administration On AI Policy

President-elect Donald Trump's campaign and post-election transition have given several strong indications of how the new administration is likely to approach artificial intelligence (AI) policy during his second term, which we describe below. This Update is part of an ongoing Perkins Coie series about what to expect from the second Trump administration, which has included our prior Updates on the potential impact on the Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, immigration, and retailers.

Trump's Views on Artificial Intelligence

During the recent campaign, in a podcast interview with Logan Paul, President-elect Trump remarked that AI is a "superpower" and "alarming," particularly with the proliferation of deepfakes. He also asserted a belief that AI proliferation was inevitable and that the United States needed to compete with China in the space. However, not all of President Trump's comments towards AI were negative. He ended the AI-focused