Driving the Day

Today is February 7, 2025, and here are the key policymaker and stakeholder actions on AI you need to know: Reuters reported the Trump Administration canceled plans for members of the U.S. AI Safety Institute to attend next week’s AI Action Summit in France, which will include the attendance of China’s Vice Premier Zhang Guoquing. In the U.S., OpenAI is expanding its Stargate project beyond Texas, scouting locations in 16 states “to build a network of huge data centers” for AI. Across the pond, the inauguration of President Trump and “industry pushback” has the U.K. Labour Party rethinking its promise to implement strict new AI rules. Meanwhile, France and the UAE agreed to a deal to build a 1 gigawatt AI data center, which could include investments of up to $50 billion.

In this issue:

• Washington in Focus: The Washington Post reported Elon Musk’s DOGE team is “feeding sensitive federal data into AI” as part of its cost-cutting efforts at the Department of Education.

• Around the Nation: Louisiana is launching a $50 million growth fund for scaling startups and an AI Research Institute.

• Across the Pond: CCN discussed the impact of Brexit on U.K. and EU AI regulation.

• Global Highlights: The R Street Institute released Part 2 of their analysis of the rise of China’s DeepSeek, discussing the ramifications for cultural values and global freedom.

• Outside Views: Tech Policy Press discussed the risks of “state-led AI governance in a federal policy vacuum.”

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