Trump AI framework puts ball in Congress’s court. Time to act is running out

Published April 15, 2026 10:00am ET



Artificial intelligence is no longer a future policy debate. It is already compressing years of drug discovery into months, helping doctors detect cancer earlier through advanced diagnostic imaging, improving aviation and traffic systems that make travel safer, and giving small businesses access to capabilities that once required entire back-office teams.

Across the economy, it is increasing productivity, accelerating scientific breakthroughs, and changing how Americans compete, innovate, and navigate daily life. Few technologies in modern history have moved this quickly, from research labs into the center of economic and geopolitical competition.

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