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Anthropic has issued its response to the White House AI Action Plan. The company expressed support for infrastructure and safety measures outlined in the plan. At the same time, Anthropic called for stronger export controls and transparency requirements to help maintain American leadership in artificial intelligence.
Today, the White House released "Winning the Race: America's AI Action Plan"—a comprehensive strategy to maintain America's advantage in AI development. We are encouraged by the plan’s focus on accelerating AI infrastructure and federal adoption, as well as strengthening safety testing and security coordination. Many of the plan’s recommendations reflect Anthropic’s response to the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) prior request for information . While the plan positions America for AI advancement, we believe strict export controls and AI development transparency standards remain crucial next steps for securing American AI leadership.
The Action Plan prioritizes AI infrastructure and adoption, consistent with Anthropic’s submission to OSTP in March.
We applaud the Administration's commitment to streamlining data center and energy permitting to address AI’s power needs. As we stated in our OSTP submission and at the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit , without adequate domestic energy capacity, American AI developers may be forced to relocate operations overseas, potentially exposing sensitive technology to foreign adversaries. Our recently published “Build AI in America” report details the steps the Administration can take to accelerate the buildout of our nation’s AI infrastructure, and we look forward to working with the Administration on measures to expand domestic energy capacity.
The Plan’s recommendations to increase the federal government's adoption of AI also includes proposals that are closely aligned with Anthropic’s policy priorities and recommendations to the White House. These include:
We are aligned with the Action Plan’s focus on ensuring broad participation in and benefit from AI’s continued development and deployment.
The Action Plan’s continuation of the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot ensures that students and researchers across the country can participate in and contribute to the advancement of the AI frontier. We have long supported the NAIRR and are proud of our partnership with the pilot program. Further, the Action Plan’s emphasis on rapid retraining programs for displaced workers and pre-apprenticeship AI programs recognizes the errors of prior technological transitions and demonstrates a commitment to delivering AI’s benefits to all Americans.
This response highlights the ongoing dialogue between leading AI labs and policymakers regarding the regulatory and security frameworks necessary to sustain American dominance in artificial intelligence.