This Is Donald Trump’s AI Brain Trust
As China’s open-weight AI models become increasingly powerful, the Trump administration is relying on a small group of officials to decide whether and what restrictions should be imposed. The group is scattered across several departments and agencies in Washington—and they all have differing views on the best way to keep the US ahead in the race against China.
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As China’s open-weight AI models become increasingly powerful, the Trump administration is relying on a small group of officials to decide whether and what restrictions should be imposed. The group is scattered across several departments and agencies in Washington—and they all have differing views on the best way to keep the US ahead in the race against China. “It’s not an argument with two sides, it’s an argument with ten sides,” one senior White House official tells WIRED about the state of affairs. With little interagency coordination in the administration, policy will almost certainly end up being set by the people with the most influence with the president.
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- As China’s open-weight AI models become increasingly powerful, the Trump administration is relying on a small group of officials to decide whether and what restrictions should be imposed. The group is scattered across several departments and agencies in Washington—and they all have differing views on the best way to keep the US ahead in the race against China.
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