Trump Unveils AI Action Plan to Boost Innovation and Strip Down ‘Bias and Red Tape’

New policy framework reverses Biden-era regulations and sets agenda for AI leadership with support from key tech allies
President Donald J. Trump has launched a bold new federal strategy for artificial intelligence, rolling out a 28-page AI Action Plan that pledges to accelerate U.S. innovation, reduce regulatory barriers, and root out what the administration calls “ideological bias” embedded in previous AI policy.
Speaking at a press event at the White House, President Trump emphasized the need for the United States to lead in the global AI race “not through fear or control,” he said, “but through freedom, ingenuity, and common sense.”
“We will not allow bureaucrats in Washington or radical ideologues in Silicon Valley to dictate how America innovates,” Trump declared before signing a set of executive orders aimed at dismantling Biden-era guardrails on AI development and deployment.
The AI Action Plan outlines more than 90 distinct policy actions to be undertaken over the next year. These include:

Loosening federal oversight for private-sector AI testing

Encouraging AI investment in defense, law enforcement, and energy

Creating an “AI Freedom Council” to monitor content neutrality

Establishing tax incentives for U.S.-based AI startups

Launching national competitions for AI in education and health care

White House officials say the plan was crafted in collaboration with industry leaders, including prominent entrepreneurs, engineers, and conservative-leaning AI researchers who have voiced concerns about algorithmic censorship and left-leaning tech monopolies.
Reversing the Biden-Era Framework
Trump’s new approach effectively revokes the Biden administration’s AI governance policy, which emphasized ethical oversight, equity safeguards, and risk assessments in government use of AI.
Critics of the previous framework, including several members of Trump’s AI advisory group, argued it slowed innovation and enabled government agencies to prioritize “woke” goals over national competitiveness.
In contrast, Trump’s plan positions AI as a tool to “restore American greatness,” especially in strategic sectors such as defense, border security, manufacturing, and education.
Tech Sector Divided
The policy rollout has drawn mixed reactions from the tech community. While free-market advocates and conservative tech entrepreneurs praised the move as a “long overdue correction,” some industry watchdogs and civil rights groups expressed concern over the lack of ethical oversight in the plan.
“Removing safeguards without replacing them with clear standards risks opening the door to discrimination, misinformation, and surveillance abuse,” said Dr. Lena Hooper, Director of the Center for AI Ethics and Accountability.
Others noted that the Trump administration’s focus on “bias” appears to center more on political alignment than on technical fairness or racial/gender equity in AI systems.
What’s Next?
Implementation of the AI Action Plan will begin immediately, with the first round of executive orders now active. The Department of Commerce, Defense, and Homeland Security will lead sector-specific initiatives, while a new “AI Freedom Council” is expected to launch by September to monitor ideological influence and fairness in AI applications.
With AI now a defining issue in geopolitics, economic policy, and national identity, the Trump administration is betting that its aggressive approach will restore U.S. dominance in AI while galvanizing a new tech-driven wave of American innovation.