US President Joe Biden, scheduled to leave office on Jan. 20, has signed an executive order to incentivize the private sector to build AI infrastructure.
In a Jan. 14 notice from the White House, President Biden said he had signed an executive order on “advancing United States leadership in artificial intelligence infrastructure.” According to the US president, the order will direct the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy to lease federal land for private companies to build AI infrastructure “in a way that enhances economic competitiveness, national security, AI safety, and clean energy.”
“This renewed partnership between the government and industry will ensure that the United States will continue to lead the age of AI,” said President Biden.
The text of the executive order stated that the federal sites would be required to use an “appropriate share” of US-manufactured semiconductors. The government would also be allowed to provide oversight of any private sector developers for “evaluating the national security implications of AI models” created on-site.
Transitioning from Biden to Trump
The executive order appears to be the 157th Biden has signed since beginning his term as US president in January 2021 and his eighth in 2025. In 2022, the US leader authorized government agencies to explore creating a regulatory framework for digital assets through one of his executive orders.
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Biden’s executive order came a day after the US president proposed a framework restricting semiconductor sales to foreign nations. Some industry leaders criticized the plans as potentially harming US companies by making them less competitive globally.
President Biden is scheduled to leave office on Jan. 20, the day President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in. Reports have suggested Trump could sign several executive orders on his first day in office, including one addressing the debanking of crypto firms.
In addition to potentially signing executive orders on crypto, the president-elect promised to ban the development of a central bank digital currency, have all Bitcoin (BTC) mined in the US, and create a strategic Bitcoin reserve from crypto seized by US law enforcement agencies.
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