AI very much has to do with the state. It's an arms race between China and the USA, per many [4]. And China doesn't seem to be behind any longer [1].

It's not only Trump. Before leaving Biden already ordered the DoE and the DoD to lease sites for data centers and energy generation. The only reason we don't see a "Department of AI" or a "National AI Agency" is due to how the military industrial complex works, and a lot of lobbying I'm sure.

[1] https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3295662/beijing-mee...

[2] https://www.insideglobaltech.com/2025/01/20/biden-administra...

[3] https://www.utilitydive.com/news/biden-doe-dod-lease-sites-a...

[4] https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/21/1110269/there-ca...

Funny how he said he did this, but then right during the press conference they mention the data centers already under construction from Biden time frame.