Find out if federal land will open for AI development.
On Jan. 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) regarding artificial intelligence (AI) development in the United States. The order provides new direction for federal agencies and positions while building AI technology in the United States.
Read on to learn what Revenue Cycle Insider found in the new presidential action and what that means for future technological development in healthcare.
Examine Trump’s New AI Executive Order
President Trump’s EO, titled “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence,” revokes the policies established by former President Joseph Biden’s October 2023 “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” executive action.
“[We] must develop AI systems that are free from ideological bias or engineered social agendas,” the Trump administration writes in the new EO.
According to the order, several administrative roles will have 180 days from the signing of the order to produce and submit an AI action plan to “sustain and enhance America’s AI dominance.” The positions mentioned in the EO include:
In addition to revoking Biden’s 2023 EO, Trump’s order instructs the White House to “revise and reissue” Office of Management and Budget (OMB) AI communications about the government’s AI acquisition and governance to departments and agencies to “ensure that harmful barriers to America’s AI leadership are eliminated.”
Build AI Data Centers on Federal Lands
Before leaving the Oval Office, President Biden signed the “Executive Order on Advancing United States Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure” on Jan. 14, 2025. In the EO, the previous administration aimed to encourage rapid development of AI infrastructure by promoting economic competition, enhancing national security, ensuring AI safety, and using clean energy.
One portion of the former President’s EO that the current President will leave in place is using federal lands to build AI data centers. “I’d like to see federal lands opened up for data centers. I think they’re going to be very important,” Trump said in a press conference.
In January 2025, President Trump also welcomed OpenAI, Softbank, and Oracle CEOs to the White House to announce the Stargate project, which is an investment in US-based AI data centers. According to a Jan. 21, 2025 OpenAI announcement, the Stargate project “intends to invest $500 billion over the next four years building new AI infrastructure.”
“This monumental undertaking is a resounding declaration of confidence in America’s potential under a new president,” Trump said. “We want to keep it in this country. China is a competitor and others are competitors … we have to get this stuff built.”
Reacting to the New EO
The AI industry is continually growing, and companies that are looking to develop the technology might enjoy guidance and regulations as to how to ensure the data collection is secure and the AI system learns without bias. “The move to revoke Biden’s executive order has led to a climate of regulatory uncertainty for companies operating in AI-driven fields,” wrote Aaron K. Tantleff and Chanley T. Howell, partners for Foley & Lardner LLP in online analysis.
Tantleff and Howell continue to parse that a missing regulatory framework at the federal level could lead to several hurdles during AI development. These obstacles include inconsistent regulations, greater risks to ethics and data privacy, and imbalanced competition. They recommend that groups developing AI tools connect with “industry groups and standards organizations” to cultivate guidelines, best practices, and risk management frameworks through collaboration.
Taking these steps while laws and regulations are sorted out at the federal level will help healthcare organizations continue to develop their technology to keep up with the competition.
Stay tuned to Revenue Cycle Insider for more information as AI continues to evolve in healthcare.
Mike Shaughnessy, BA, CPC, Development Editor, AAPC
