The Trump administration released a new artificial intelligence blueprint on Wednesday that aims to loosen environmental rules and vastly expand AI exports to allies, in a bid to maintain the American edge over China in the critical technology.

President Trump is unveiling an “AI Action Plan,” shaped by Silicon Valley tech leaders who supported his campaign.

The Trump administration's new "AI Action Plan" recommends withholding federal funding from states with "burdensome" AI regulations.

The congressional moratorium initially passed the House of Representatives, but it was largely condemned by Democrats and divisive among some Republicans. Some industry activists believed it would prohibit not just new AI regulation, but data privacy, facial recognition, and other tech-related rules in states like Washington and Colorado.

President Trump says he wants to make sure the United States wins the artificial intelligence race. The White House says fewer regulations will help.

The Trump administration released a new artificial intelligence blueprint on Wednesday that aims to deregulate the industry and makes it easier and less risky for U.S. companies to export their technologies to foreign countries.