Microsoft offers Trump administration suggestions on AI policy [Video]

Microsoft is offering several suggestions to the incoming Trump administration and new Congress on handling artificial intelligence (AI) policy in 2025.

In a lengthy blog post published Friday, Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith described what the company sees as “The Golden Opportunity for American AI,” likening the rapidly-developing technology to the invention of electricity and laying out a vision for how the U.S. can harness it.

Smith shared a three-part vision for America’s tech success.

“This starts with advances and investments in world-leading American AI technology and infrastructure,” he wrote. “Second, the country needs to champion skilling programs that will enable widespread AI adoption and enhanced career opportunities across the economy.”

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Finally, Smith said, the U.S. “must focus on exporting American AI to our allies and friends, bolstering our domestic economy and ensuring that other countries benefit from AI advancements.”

Smith is the latest of several tech leaders emphasizing that …