Greetings from the B Gates at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. I'm on my way back to NYC after an awesome two days talking about AI at the NHL Club Business Meetings.
In the news: The Trump administration has released its 25-page "America's AI Action Plan," and everyone should read it. This document presents a significant policy shift. It abandons the Biden Administration's safety-first approach in favor of an innovation-first strategy designed to win what the White House calls "the AI race."
According to the document, President Trump frames AI development as a zero-sum global competition: "Whoever has the largest AI ecosystem will set global AI standards and reap broad economic and military benefits." The administration compares AI innovation to the space race, with China as the primary competitor this time. As I understand this document, AI policy will increasingly impact trade, export controls and international partnerships. Read more.
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.
