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April 16, 2026
China’s Campaign to Steal and Sabotage American AI
The United States holds a slight lead over China in artificial intelligence (AI) development. Chinese developers have avoided falling irrecoverably behind by implementing a campaign to steal, subvert, and sabotage American AI development.
News Release
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April 7, 2026
AFPI Releases New Issue Brief on Strengthening AI Readiness Across Federal Government
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) has released a new issue brief “Building AI Readiness in the U.S. Government,” which outlines comprehensive strategies for policymakers to ensure the American government is prepared to lead in the age of artificial intelligence.
Expert Insights
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April 7, 2026
AI Chatbot Regulation and the First Amendment
The America First position on AI is simple: ensure that America leads the world in developing and adopting AI for human flourishing. An essential part of that agenda is protecting children. This has led many state and federal legislators to decide on a wide array of solutions to address the concerns many of these commercial-grade apps raise, particularly the impact they have on children. From light-touch approaches, like age verification, design codes, and transparency requirements, to banning aspects of the technology, legislatures are introducing and enacting these measures.
Op-Ed
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April 4, 2026
AI Water Use? That’s a Hoax.
The New York Times, Bloomberg, and Forbes want you to think AI data centers are draining America’s water supply. Liberal senators like Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Ed Markey (D-Mass) have piled on, writing a letter to administration officials criticizing data centers in part for their “increasing burdens on water supplies.”
Issue Brief
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March 31, 2026
Building AI Readiness in the U.S. Government
For years, the U.S. government has been dangerously behind on AI. Many trends shaping AI today, such as exponentially rising energy demand, were foreseeable years in advance. A small team of informed analysts could have predicted them. But the federal government lacked the staff, mandate, and technical capacity to see them coming and to prepare appropriate responses.
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