Trump's AI Plan Favors Fossil Fuel and Chemical Industries Over Environmental Protections
By
Justine Calma
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
The Trump administration's AI Action Plan prioritizes deregulation and incentives for fossil fuel and chemical industries, while undermining environmental protections. The plan includes proposals for rapid expansion of data centers, power plants, and pipelines, favoring traditional energy sectors over renewable alternatives like wind and solar.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledAn 'AI Action Plan' and flurry of executive orders Donald Trump signed last week read like manifestos on making AI less 'woke' and less regulated.
They’re packed with head-spinning proposals to erode bedrock environmental protections in the US, on top of incentives for companies to build out new data centers, power plants, pipelines, and computer chip factories as fast as they can.
It’s a dream for the fossil fuel and chemical industries — and a nightmare for wind and solar energy and the environment.
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