Following the announcement of President Trump’s AI action plan, China has released a global AI action plan calling for international technology development and regulatory cooperation. China’s plan announced at the annual National Organization World Artificial Intelligence Conference, focusing on China’s plans to cooperate with the Global South to promote AI standards around the world.
It is undeniable that AI will have a significant impact on our economy. But there is always a possibility that AI is another bubble. I’ve experienced the Internet expansion in the 90s, and AI is a step bigger, more disruptive and more influential. AI has the potential to affect every human and company in the world. To achieve this and ensure Western value drives AI adoption, we have three big things to solve, and then AI can become the “new internet” that changes every interaction we have.
The following basic issues hinder access to critical AI infrastructure: crushing costs, extreme concentrations and insufficient capacity. US AI Action Plan Constituting it as: “At present, a company seeking to use LargesCale Compute often has to sign long-term contracts with Super Standards, which is beyond the budgets of most academics and many startups.” In addition, the costs of data transfer fees companies face when moving their own data out of cloud systems, killing competition by creating artificial barriers that are not related to the advantages of technology.
The part that makes the internet open is Common TCP/IP standardswhich allows any computer to talk to any other computer. This ability to connect outside the AOL (at the time) walled garden opened up new business uses, while creativity flourished and functions improved rapidly.
If we want AI to grow and succeed like the Internet, we need global standards and open exchanges, which can make it as easy as sending packets from one computer to another. Beijing has released several action plans that help provide direct subsidies to AI companies and provide a common approach to Chinese companies through public-private partnerships. The Chinese government announced the exchange of state operations, in terms of classification and market calculations. The United States’ approach to differentiation and lack of national strategies have long had the potential to permanently ced our current AI leadership. By setting standards that will help us lead in AI, we can create market-driven solutions that will quickly bring the power of US AI to more of the world population.
The 40s, 60s, 90s and today
Before the Internet, we can look back further back at the age of mainframes and the transition to PCs for insight. In the 1940s, computing power was so expensive that only governments could afford it, a house-sized machine in a hangar and worked with universities. Today, my pocket phone is more powerful than those early supercomputers. What has changed? IBM Lead the commodification of computer hardware when building profitable businesses. Microsoft Linux creates operating system standards. These changes have faded over the decades, but today’s technology moves much faster and requires faster response to stay competitive.
Today, AI sits in the 1960s computing position – powerful but only for people with a lot of resources. We need our own IBM PC revolution for AI, with open standards and communication, so we can act as soon as possible to win the global war on AI.
This transformation will not be done solely through government tasks and should not happen. It requires market forces guided by open standards to make AI resources truly accessible and interoperable. Competition drives market-effective prices and improves services when companies can easily compare computing options and move workloads between providers. Innovation accelerates when developers can access standard AI infrastructure without months of pre-planning.
This approach is in line with the strategic interests of the United States. When it is easy for our allies and opponents to adopt the AI standards and infrastructure we develop, we strengthen the entire democratic technology ecosystem. President Trump’s move to allow China to buy NVIDIA H20 processors in the long run, as it helps encourage Chinese developers to build development in U.S. technology. When opponents rely on the U.S. technology stack, our influence goes far beyond what export control measures can achieve while promoting our democratic values.
The government plays a role here to ensure the market is competitive. Strategic computing reserves can provide emergency capacity during crisis periods, similar to our strategic oil reserves. Procurement policies can prioritize small and medium-sized enterprises rather than centralized providers, especially government procurement. Standard developments can prevent the kind of division that historically hinders American technology leadership.
This is the time to act quickly.
President Trump has promised to keep the U.S. “the hottest country” technically, and his AI action plan has positioned us for success. China has a plan that has been in place for many years. To deliver on AI’s commitment to the Western world requires not only government commitment to leadership, but also the creation of market conditions that enable American innovation to flourish – open, competitive and willing to build everyone in the future.
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