The White House is set to unveil several executive orders next week on securing the US AI edge against China. Pushing for speedier permitting for data center buildouts, promoting US tech exports, and other moves that would facilitate the nation’s advancements are expected to be part of the rollout.
President Donald Trump is also expected to give a speech on his AI vision after months of private discussions between administration officials, tech executives, think tanks, and others. National security concerns over Chinese access to American technology continue to roil US allies and companies, with those issues holding up Nvidia chip sales to the UAE. Meanwhile, Sen. Tom Cotton, a China hawk, has asked the Pentagon for more details about Chinese engineers working on military cloud computing systems at Microsoft, Reuters reported, after a ProPublica story brought their roles to light.
“In response to concerns raised earlier this week about US-supervised foreign engineers, Microsoft has made changes to our support for US government customers to assure that no China-based engineering teams are providing technical assistance for DoD Government cloud and related services,” a Microsoft spokesman said. “We remain committed to providing the most secure services possible to the US government, including working with our national security partners to evaluate and adjust our security protocols as needed.”