Who Sets US AI Policy: Trump's Team
Moonshot AI
Anthropic
The Trump administration relies on a small group of officials with differing views on whether and how to restrict Chinese AI. Key players include Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who downplayed Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 model, National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross, who takes a hardline stance, and former AI Czar David Sacks, who advocates a hands-off approach. The policy will likely be set by those with most influence over the president.
As China's open-weight AI models grow more powerful, the Trump administration's AI policy is shaped by a small, scattered group of officials with diverse views. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who oversees export controls, has considered incentives for US labs to create counterbalancing open-weight models and downplayed Moonshot AI's Kimi K3. National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross, lacking tech experience, takes a hardline approach, focusing on curbing Chinese distillation of US models. Former AI Czar David Sacks, still influential, advocates laissez-faire regulation and downplays the Chinese threat. White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles vets proposals, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, aggressive on Chinese AI, calls distillation "IP theft" and urges faster US development. The Treasury also fears AI going rogue and causing economic damage. Policy is expected to be set by those with most presidential influence.
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- CAISI = Center for AI Standards and Innovation — Центр стандартов и инноваций в области ИИ
- IP = Intellectual Property — Интеллектуальная собственность
- APEC = Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation — АТЭС
- DOGE = Department of Government Efficiency — Департамент эффективности правительства
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