AI that works for Americans
Americans did not show up on any recent Election Day and vote for new technology that would bring sweeping changes to our way of life. Yet AI is here, and its power demands a strategy that promotes innovation, protects the American dream, and shapes our next 250 years.
TL;DR
- AI has the potential to be the most significant technology ever, exceeding cars, medicine, and electricity.
- A lack of trust in AI and its creators stems from concerns about its direction, its unsolicited arrival after social media's impact, and Silicon Valley's values clashing with everyday Americans'.
- Entrepreneurs should be rewarded, but those seeking immediate financial return are not always the best policy stewards during innovation.
- America's strength lies in goodness, and AI should be developed to uplift all Americans, not just its owners.
- Effective AI governance requires careful consideration of who leads the process and how it will be regulated.
- Rather than stopping AI, America should build safety guardrails, similar to how cars and medicine were regulated.
- American AI must earn trust and win globally, as hesitation could lead to the technology being controlled by those who oppose American values.
- Specific protections are needed for children and the elderly online, for financial privacy, and to ensure AI creates jobs.
- President Trump's approach of leveraging AI's good while lowering risks aligns with historical precedents like President Kennedy's moonshot program.
- The goal is to get the best out of AI while ensuring children's safety, national security, and economic stability.