Trump’s AI priorities need to hit these five marks. I’m not holding my breath

this week, PodcastsPresident Donald Trump is expected to announce his AI priorities (and AI Action Plan)For the United States. Time is ripe because there is no shortage of issues to organize, like how to support innovation Protects American privacy Or how to turn it on All these data centers Without driving everyone’s power bills.

It’s all because of the General AI.

But what we are most likely to gain is many of that powerful new technology in more places, and there are very few if any new guardrails around it. Please see how AI-friendly Trump administration So far, how many ai-enthusiasts The high-tech executive stood behind President Trump During his appointment.

However, AI is complicated. and Generation AI Especially in progress. It’s certainly promising and makes the most of you Home security cameras or Take notes During a meeting while working. At the same time, it may be I can’t identify it for a few yearsand it wrestles with things like mathematics and empathy. With billions of dollars being poured into its development, returns for society should feel important and widespread. Now all we need is to make sure it develops the right way. Trump and AI leaders talk about winning the race against China, but that shouldn’t be a race to the bottom.

There are a few things I want to see within the administration’s priorities, but I’m not holding my breath.

Give me privacy

Congress has just finished the fight over whether the state will block enforcement Their own AI method and regulations. That measure failed, but in some are grateful for Republican senators to stand up to their party leaders. Many of these state laws are focused on privacy – how automated systems can use personal information, and whether generative AI can replicate portraits of celebrities. (I’m looking at you, Tennessee, and you Country Music Artist Law. )

You cannot rely on scattered state laws and this rule. You don’t need to rely on the court. The federal government must create some kind of framework to guarantee Americans the right to privacy and personal identity. Otherwise we will be everything deepfaked.

read more: Congress has not stepped up to regulate AI. Where is it leaving us now?

Make sure your data centers are useful, not hurting the grid

Training and running all of these AI models requires a lot of computing power, and driving and cooling all of these NVIDIA chips requires a lot of electricity. Combine it with the growing electrification of such things House heating and vehicleand Severe weather phenomenon Climate change has made it even worse, and there is a complete storm of new stress in the US electric grid.

The good news is that all of these data centers don’t have to put a burden on you or your utility customers like me. Data centers can be added to the grid with requirements to participate in a demand response program. Virtual power station – This means that the entire system goes offline when it is most stressed. On the hottest summer days, when there is not enough power to turn for all air conditioners, our policy makers need to ensure that people will not suffer because they have been unable to suspend the computers that train chatbots.

Start thinking about moving work now

AI executives have already spoken about the massive disruption they expect technology to cause workers. Humanity CEO Dario Amodai said he could do it in May Clean up half of the entry-level white-collar jobs For the next few years. Companies like Shopify and Duolingo They say they’re going to “AI-First.” It doesn’t matter if technology can do all these jobs — CEOs and executives think they can do that and decide who will continue to hire and who will not.

Sudden possibility unemployment It’s a crisis where thousands of Americans at once, millions of Americans at once, and the administration should be thinking about it now. As we saw in the early days of Covid Pandemic five years ago, the unemployment system in many states is Not ready miserably due to the crisis. Economic retrospectives can take much longer than it took a country to rebound from the pandemic, and the inability to prepare can be devastating.

Let the AI win that location

Companies are enthusiastic about selling the idea that AI is a gamechanger in all aspects of our lives, and while certainly there are uses for it, not all hype has merit. While it cannot stop marketing people from trying to sell their products, the administration can be a wise steward of public resources and public interest. I think there are suggestions for new ways to deploy AI in government services. However, this technology is not magic and does not help anyone (except for those who sold AI) to give people the work they have to redo.

Making everything worse doesn’t make America better

President Trump spent ten years committing to making America great again. While all-in with AI may sound like a way to do that, this technology is still in its early stages and is already responsible Misreport, Environmental issues and Slope Social media. The policies that AI will eliminate valuable human work and guide us towards a society that undermines our social fabrics will not make this country better. They only make everything worse.