President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a sweeping plan to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence and further integrate the technology across the federal government.
His speech made clear he wanted to allow a lot of leeway for tech executives to lead, and that he sees artificial intelligence as a crucial way for the country to stay competitive in the future.
“We need U.S. technology companies to be all in for America. We want you to put America first,” Trump said at an AI conference, to a crowd of government officials, lawmakers and industry insiders.