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The Trump administration returned a former president Joe Biden’s executive order, which created rules around the development and deployment of AI. Since then, the government has withdrawn from organizing this technology.
More than three hours hearing in the Senate Committee on Trade, Science and Transportation, such as executives Open I CEO Sam Altman, amd CEO Lisa SU, Coriao Co -founder and CEO Michael Interior and Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith called on policy makers to facilitate the construction of infrastructure around AI development.
Executives told policy makers that accelerating permission can make new data centers, power plants and even chip fabricators to accelerate AI -tech stack and keep the country against China competitive against China. He also talked about further skilled workers such as electricity, software talent immigration and encouragement of “AI blowing” or the adaptation of productive AI models in the United States and around the world.
Fresh from visiting the company’s $ 500 billion star gate project in Texas, the Altman told Senators that the United States was leading the AI in charge, but needed more infrastructure like power plants to promote its next phase.
The opposite said, “I am sure the next decade will be about a lot of intelligence and sufficient energy. Ensure that the United States is involved in the two, that we are able to launch the dual revolutions that will change the world that changes the world in an incredibly positive way.”
The hearing took place when the Trump administration is determining how much the government will have the impact of the AI. The chair of the committee, Texas, said that he had proposed to create an AI regulatory sandbox.
Microsoft’s Smith said in it Written testimony US AI companies need to continue innovation because “this is a race that no company or country itself can win.”
To support AI tech stack
Microsoft’s Smith developed an AI tech stack, which he said, how important every section of the sector is for innovation.
Smith said, “We are all involved. If the United States is able to guide the world in AI, it requires infrastructure, it requires success at the platform level, it requires people who create applications.”
He added, “Innovation will move faster with more infrastructure, faster permission and more electricity.”
The AMD’s SU reiterated that “to maintain our superiority, in fact there is a need for excellence in every layer of stack.”
“I think the open ecosystem is really the foundation of the US leadership, and it allows ideas to come from every part of the field of innovation everywhere,” SU said. “This is reducing the barriers to the formation of a competitive market for security and strengthening, as well as the ideology.”
AI models need more GPUs to train, the need to improve the production of chips, create more data centers and find ways to give them strength. Was a law of the Biden era Was to start jump Production of semiconductor in the United States, but making the world’s most powerful model to make the need to make electricity locally proves slow and expensive.
In recent months, companies like Serbras have announced plans to create more data centers to help model training and diagnosis.
A break from existing policies
During the hearing, the majority of Republican policy makers made it clear that the Trump administration would prefer not to organize AI’s development, preferring more market -driven, hand -powered approach. The administration has also pushed further US -focused growth, calling for businesses to use US products and create more US jobs.
However, executives noted that the US AI is competitive, companies need to access international capabilities, and, more importantly, exports are clear policies so that models made in the United States can be attractive to other countries.
Smith said, “We need to adopt faster adoption, which people call AI. The ability to work for AI to promote productivity in every part of the US economy, promote economic growth, so as to enable people to innovate in their work.” “If the United States is leading the world, we need to connect with the world. Our global leadership relies on our ability to serve the world to maintain the confidence of the whole world.”
He added that the tire must be removed for two countries quantitative hats because these policies sent a message to 120 countries that could not trust us that they desired and needed. ”
Ultman noted, “Great chips and models will be trained around the world,” reaffirming the important place in the space of American companies.
There is some good news in the area of AI because when the hearing was underway, the Commerce Department Announced that he is modifying the rules Which is limited by the Biden administration, which countries can receive chips made by US companies. The rule was designed to be implemented on May 15.
Although executives said government standards would be helpful, they, like the European Union, decided to take any action in the “pre -approval” model release.
Open the ecosystem
Generative occupies a lemonade space in AI Tech Regulation. On the one hand, the comparative lack of rules has allowed companies like Open AI to develop technology without fear of fear. On the other hand, Ai, like the Internet and social media before, touches people’s lives professionally and personally.
In some ways, the executives went away from how the Trump administration has placed American growth. The hearing shows that when AI companies are seeking help from the government to accelerate the AI infrastructure process, they need to be more open to the rest of the world. This requires skills from abroad. It needs to sell products and platforms to other countries.
The social media comments were different, some pointed out that executives, especially the opposite, had different opinions on the rules.
2023 Sam Ultman: Congress tells that a new agency should be developed for powerful AI models to require a license.
2025 Sam Ultman: Congress tells that powerful AI models require a license to be “destructive”
– Tom Simonite (@Tasimonite) May 8, 2025
AI is used for begging for executive regulation. No longer https://t.co/hcdfsj2lcj
– Daniel Patrick Forester (DPFORRESTER) May 9, 2025
Others noted that other countries could see where their own AI policies failed.
It is very long and partially boring. But if you work in a European country or the European Union, it must be viewed.
Senate hearing on AI with AMD CEO, Chairman Microsoft’s CEO and founder of Coriovis.
A big frequent walking theme: “How do we ensure failures …
– Joe Bhakdi (@Jobhakadi) May 8, 2025
