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THE WHITEBOARD

• Trump Admin Revokes Biden Admin AI EO 14110
• Lots of Questions on the Impact of Revoking the Biden EO?
• Biden Admin at End Releases Rule on AI Chips & Models Export Control
• Plus Trump Announces Stargate and Biden Opens Federal Land for Large-Scale AI Data Centers
• House AI Bills We Are Watching
• NAIA Co-Chair Golbin Featured in Forbes
• Member Focus: Gold Member Political Media Inc. AI for Candidates
• NAIA Signs Up Over 100 New Members. Growing Fast!

ADMINISTRATION UPDATE

TRUMP ADMIN REVOKES BIDEN AI EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM 2023:

As part of President Trump's numerous Executive Orders issued hours after his swearing in, he revoked Executive Order 14110 of October 30, 2023 implemented by the Biden Administration that was titled Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. This halts many of the artificial intelligence policies being implemented across the Executive Branch of government and leaves a lot of questions on AI policy moving forward (see below).

Then President Biden visiting a meeting held by the Vice President alongside

CEOs of AI companies on May 4, 2023

WHAT AI POLICIES ARE IMPACTED BY THE NEW ADMINISTRATION:

• The Biden EO directed the creation of Chief AI Officers in each department. HHS just, on January 13, announced (HERE) their new CAIO. The new Trump EO would remove this requirement BUT does it also eliminate those positions already created? How does this impact federal policies governing procurement and use of AI at each department?

• An outcome of Biden's EO 14110 was the Dept. of Commerce set up under the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) a new government body called the US AI Safety Institute (AISI). This past year AISI has been working on new guidelines, i.e. the second draft of “NIST AI 800-1 2pd, Managing Misuse Risk for Dual-Use Foundation Models”  was issued on January 15 and comments are open until March 15. Does the Trump EO freeze the move to implement guidelines?

• From the Wall Street Journal: "Biden’s 2023 executive order asks AI companies to notify the government when developing powerful models that could affect national security, the economy or public health... The 2023 order included provisions about limiting bias and discrimination when deploying the technology, sections Trump bashed on the campaign trail while promising to repeal the order....smaller companies and investors including Marc Andreessen, a venture capitalist who supported Trump, said definitions and reporting requirements in the order would be difficult for many startups to meet, limiting innovation."

NAIA will be tracking how the new Trump AI officials, including AI & Crypto Czar David Sacks, plans for AI guidelines as Congress introduces more legislation impacting the AI industry.

BIDEN ADMIN LIMITS AMERICAN AI CHIP EXPORT AND MODELS ON WAY OUT THE DOOR

Last week, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security issued a rule (HERE effective January 13, 2025) which places "controls on advanced computing integrated circuits (ICs) and adds a new control on artificial intelligence (AI) model weights for certain advanced closed-weight dual-use AI models." The ruling would impact 120 countries ability to acquire advance chips and places them into three groupings, (i) close allies (18 countries); (2) countries of concern (China, Russia, Iran, etc.) and (3) all other countries. "Allies" can receive license exemptions, "Concerns" get no exporting to these countries and "Others" are limited if they do not have .

The rule also includes specific export restrictions and licensing requirements for AI models.

• Advanced Closed-Weight AI Models: A license is required to export any closed-weight AI model —“i.e., a model with weights that are not published” — “that has been trained on more than 1026 computational power.” Applications for these licenses will be reviewed under a presumption of denial policy “to ensure that the licensing process consistently accounts for the risks associated with the most advanced AI models.”
• Open-Weight AI Models: The rule does “not [impose] controls on the model weights of open-weight models,” the most advanced of which “are currently less powerful than the most advanced closed-weight models.”

NViDIA called the rule "misguided" HERE along with numerous European countries. We expect the Trump Administration to use this ruling in trade negotiations with Europe and other countries.

TRUMP ANNOUNCES $500 BILLION INVESTMENT FOR AI WHILE BIDEN EO OPENS FED LAND FOR DATA CENTERS

President Trump announced an investment of up to $500 Billion from OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle to build out America's AI infrastructure over the next four years. The program would be called Stargate and first project is expected to be in Texas with 10 data centers. CBS reports HERE.

The Biden Administration last week also released an Executive Order (HERE) that was not reversed by the Trump Administration called “Advancing United States Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure”. The EO opens federal land holdings for large-scale AI data centers and by March 31, 2025 DOD and DOE must launch competitive, 30-day public solicitations for private-sector proposals to lease federal land. President Trump was asked about the Biden EO at the Stargate press conference about opening federal land and he said "I don't see a problem with that". However, we can see the Trump Administration eliminating the EO's emphasis on prioritizing the use of renewable energy to power the data centers on federal sites.

ON THE HILL

BILLS WE ARE WATCHING IN THE 119TH CONGRESS:

H.R.334 — 119th Congress (2025-2026) To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish technical and procedural standards for artificial or prerecorded voice systems created through generative artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Allen, Rick W. [Rep.-R-GA-12] (Introduced 01/13/2025) Cosponsors: (0)

Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

Latest Action: House - 01/13/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R.193 — 119th Congress (2025-2026) To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on payment under the Medicare program for certain items involving artificial intelligence.

Sponsor: Schweikert, David [Rep.-R-AZ-1] (Introduced 01/03/2025) Cosponsors: (0)

Committees: House - Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means

Latest Action: House - 01/03/2025 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee...

H.R.238 — 119th Congress (2025-2026) To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify that artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies can qualify as a practitioner eligible to prescribe drugs if authorized by the State involved and approved, cleared, or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Schweikert, David [Rep.-R-AZ-1] (Introduced 01/07/2025) Cosponsors: (0)

Committees: House - Energy and Commerce

Latest Action: House - 01/07/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Interested in learning more or submitting your thoughts on the above legislation? Contact NAIA's Congressional Liaison: Caleb Max - Caleb@thenaia.org

NAIA NEWS

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP: NAIA CO-CHAIR FEATURED IN FORBES

He started his first business at eight years old and had his first exit at sixteen. Aaron Golbin, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of NAIA wants to "reshape venture capital". Aaron is the Managing Partner of LVLUp Ventures and handles the corporate partnerships business unit, building and overseeing startup programs and corporate innovation accelerators for enterprises such as Fidelity, Google, and Pipedrive, along with 50 fast growing companies with a value of around $1 billion. He about Aaron in this recent edition of Forbes HERE.

NEW MEMBER FOCUS:

Larry Ward, Founder and President of Political Media Inc. is a new Gold Member of the National AI Association. Political Media Inc. is an innovator in how AI is revolutionizing political campaigns and engaging with voters, transforming fleeting digital interactions into meaningful connections. The Company has been at the forefront of new services for candidates. Larry is focused on the ethical implications of artificial intelligence. As it states on PMI's website, "while AI offers tremendous potential, campaigns must navigate its use responsibly. Transparency in data usage and avoiding invasive tactics are critical for maintaining voter trust."

NAIA WITH OVER 100 MEMBERS IN FIRST TWO WEEKS:

On Tuesday, January 7th, we announced the formation of the National Artificial Intelligence Association (HERE) and we were excited to announce HERE last week hitting the "100 Member Mark" in the first ten days of operation! As we celebrate our two week anniversary, we are approaching the "150 Member Mark". Today's. the day to be a part of the growth of NAIA and have a voice in Washington! learn more and sign up below.

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