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Confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday to lead the Office of Science and Technology Policy, he is taking charge at a pivotal moment in the AI race with China. The Chinese startup DeepSeek rattled lawmakers in January when it released a powerful model trained at much lower costs than U.

Private sector companies and industry advocated highlight U.S. dominance, export controls and federal adoption as their biggest wants in a new national AI policy.

Strengthening and securing America's AI dominance is crucial for U.S. national security and economic competitiveness

Rights advocates raised alarm, including free speech concerns, on Thursday after it was reported that the U.S. State Department will use artificial intelligence to revoke visas of foreign students who it perceives as supporters of Palestinian Hamas militants.

Beijing also uses AI models to collect biometric data and for social media listening for Chinese security services,

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice explains her stance on the AI race, praising Vice President JD Vance for championing deregulation on the world stage.

Highlights In January 2025, the new administration took several steps related to AI technologies and infrastructure Many previous executive orders were rescinded, but a prior executive order regarding using federal lands for data centers remains in place The U.

Department of Government Efficiency workers embedded in the Education Department have been processing sensitive agency data using artificial intelligence.