The Trump administration clearly appears on board. They “plan to increase the use of AI surveillance systems along the border,” says N. And Trump is taking off the safety bumpers. Biden signed an Executive Order in 2023, vowing a “safe, secure, and trustworthy” development of AI; Trump has promised to nullify it when he takes office.

Trump's America-first philosophy and penchant for deregulation will shape the AI landscape in the years to come.

John Ratcliffe, Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, has worked for AI companies and defense contractors since his time in government

Tech-entrepreneur David Sacks, the incoming White House czar for AI and cryptocurrency, has a reputation for staunchly defending online free speech, including when he criticized tech companies for silencing conservative voices in the run-up to the January 6,

A late-night social media announcement from the incoming president became one of the largest cryptocurrencies in hours.

Meanwhile, a slew of other tech executives including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg are reportedly set to attend the events on Monday.

Sam Altman in an interview said the most helpful thing Donald Trump can do for AI in his next administration would be to develop new infrastructure.

With AI live translation, people around the world will be able to watch the inauguration in Hindi, Spanish, and French.

Ethereum (ETH) rallied 4% on Wednesday, alongside XRP’s nearly 9% gain at the time of writing. The top three tokens from the AI category, Near Protocol (NEAR), Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) and Render (RNDR) yielded positive returns for traders on Wednesday.

With Donald Trump entering office on January 20, speculation on the AI technologies executive branch policy agenda for 2025 is worthy of discussion.