AI's development is critically important for America – and it all hinges on these freedoms
Investing in research and development is key to advancing AI technology. Collaboration between government, industry, and academia is essential for progress in this field. Ensuring ethical guidelines and regulations are in place will help promote the responsible use of AI. Training a skilled workforce in AI-related fields will be crucial for innovation and growth. Embracing diversity and inclusion in AI development will lead to more equitable and beneficial outcomes for society.
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The Trump administration recently asked American developers, including OpenAI, for input on what the U.S. needs to do to stay ahead in the global AI competition. We believe that preserving AI’s ability to learn should be at the top of the list.
Landmark Legal Rulings
In the early years of the internet, landmark legal rulings affirmed that U.S. copyright law protected the right to freely browse the web, link to other sites, and host content, setting the stage for American leadership in search, social media, and the cloud. Courts relied on the fair use doctrine, giving innovators the freedom to learn from copyrighted material and advance America’s technological edge.
Advancements in AI
Today, artificial intelligence is poised to scale human ingenuity itself–the sum of our freedoms to learn and know, think, create, and produce. Humans have never created a technology that can do as much to advance education, science, and discovery–and we’re already seeing its benefits.
California State University is creating an AI-powered curriculum and putting ChatGPT in the hands of 500,000 students and educators to build an AI-ready workforce. The National Labs are using cutting-edge AI to unlock breakthroughs, with 1,500 scientists exploring how OpenAI’s tools can accelerate discoveries.
AI and Human Progress
The history of human progress has been one of us shaping our tools, and our tools shaping us, including our freedoms. Realizing AI’s potential means preserving two core liberties: the freedom of intelligence, which gives people the right to benefit from AI without overly restrictive laws; and the freedom to learn, which ensures the ability to access public facts and information on any topic.
Preserving American Leadership
With the Trump administration seeking public input for its upcoming AI Action Plan, there is only one clear path to preserving the freedom of intelligence and the freedom to learn–an "AI Deal" rooted in fair use, realism, and shared growth.
Fair Use
To sustain America’s AI lead and maximize its benefits for education, science, and healthcare, policymakers must ensure that copyright law fulfills its constitutional mandate to encourage creativity and innovation.
Realism
Laws are bound by nations, while technologies remain borderless. The internet is global and content is available everywhere, but not everyone plays by the same rules. DeepSeek’s rise illustrates that broader truth.
Shared Growth
America thrives when Americans thrive. The Trump administration can set a national AI strategy that gets the balance right by doing at least three things.
The choice is clear: promote innovation by protecting fair use and the policies that fuel job creation and breakthroughs in education, science, and healthcare—or cede leadership and let others who don’t play by the same rules control the future of this revolutionary technology.
Jason Kwon is the Chief Strategy Officer of OpenAI.