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  US Vice President JD Vance took to the podium as he gave a keynote on
  the final day of the Paris AI Action Summit, where he gave several key
  insights on the Trump administration’s strategy on the technology.
  During [1]his speech, Vance focused on the opportunities that AI
  brings, and that the White House will continue supporting the
  technology through its policies.

  “The United States of America is the leader in AI and our
  administration plans to keep it that way. The US possesses all
  components across the full AI stack, including advanced semiconductor
  design, frontier algorithms, and, of course, transformational
  applications,” said the Vice President. “Now the computing power this
  stack requires is integral to advancing AI technology, and to safeguard
  America’s advantage, the Trump administration will ensure the most
  powerful AI systems are built in the US with American-designed and
  manufactured chips.”

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  This announcement is good news for the semiconductor industry,
  especially as Trump has previously voiced opposition to the CHIPS and
  Science Act during his campaign. This is in addition to the act
  currently making its way through the U.S. Congress that would [3]give
  tax credits to chip designers and manufacturers, helping boost
  semiconductor innovation within the country. He added that Washington
  is already working on an AI strategy that will remove overly
  precautionary regulations while remaining beneficial to the American
  public.

  Vance invited other countries to partner with the U.S. and also
  welcomed them to replicate this policy. But he also criticized the
  European Union’s regulations—specifically, the Digital Services Act and
  GDPR — which he called “onerous international rules.” The VP said these
  impose excessive legal costs on smaller firms and are stifling free
  speech by preventing an adult from “accessing an opinion that the
  government thinks is misinformation.” He also emphasized AI’s need for
  electricity, saying that it needs high-quality semiconductors and
  reliable power sources, but that many countries are choosing to
  de-industrialize while removing stable power sources from their grids.

  Lastly, he also warned against partnering with hostile authoritarian
  regimes, saying that even though they deliver cheap technologies right
  now, long-term partnerships with them will not pay off. While he didn’t
  directly mention China (whose representative was seated close by),
  Vance called out cheap 5G and CCTV equipment, Chinese exports that are
  widely used in the U.S. and its allies until they were banned and
  removed starting in 2019.

  “Some of us in this room have learned from experience, partnering with
  them means chaining your nation to an authoritarian master that seeks
  to infiltrate, dig in, and seize your information infrastructure,” VP
  JD Vance said. “Should a deal seem too good to be true, just remember
  the old adage that we learned in Silicon Valley, ‘If you aren’t paying
  for the product, you are the product.’”

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  Jowi Morales is a tech enthusiast with years of experience working in
  the industry. He’s been writing with several tech publications since
  2021, where he’s been interested in tech hardware and consumer
  electronics.

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References

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64E9O1Gv99o
  2. https://youtu.be/64E9O1Gv99o
  3. https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/us-introduces-act-to-add-tax-credits-for-chip-designers-extends-credits-for-chip-production-too