In 2025 the US government issued a series of executive orders on AI and published America’s AI Action Plan, citing competition with China. This is a snapshot as of August 2025.
Executive orders on AI (2025)
| Date | Executive order |
|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2025 | Promoting the Export of the American AI Technology Stack |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence |
| Jan 20, 2025 | Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions |
America’s AI Action Plan
- The plan (23 pages, PDF)
- Video of the announcement
- Highlights from the plan and the announcement by Luiza Jarovsky (Luiza’s Newsletter)
Interviews with the administration’s AI advisors
- Accelerating AI Leadership: a conversation with AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks (Jun 10, 2025)
- AI Policy in the Trump Era: a conversation with Director Michael Kratsios (Jun 5, 2025)
Related: AI governance · EU AI Act