"Trump has ordered his advisers to ensure that the nation is "the unrivaled world leader" in AI and quantum information. The subjects are listed first and second on the administration's list of research and development priorities. And on 11 December, Trump signed an executive order preventing US states from regulating AI, with the goal of speeding up the technology's development."
"Trump's budget proposal for the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2026 largely spared quantum science and AI, with a 3% increase in AI funding and a 0.4% increase in spending on quantum science - in contrast to cancelled research grants and proposals for steep cuts in many other areas. And throughout 2025, both the NSF and the Department of Energy (DoE) have announced new investments in AI and quantum science, including $100 million for AI projects at five US universities."
President Donald Trump placed artificial intelligence and quantum-information science at the top of federal research priorities and ordered advisers to make the nation the unrivaled world leader in those areas. An executive order in December blocked US states from regulating AI to accelerate technology development. The 2026 NSF budget proposal largely spared AI and quantum research, adding about 3% to AI and 0.4% to quantum funding, while many other disciplines faced cancelled grants and proposed cuts. NSF and the Department of Energy announced new investments, including $100 million for university AI projects. Some researchers question programme effectiveness and possible conflicts with other policies.
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