On its march towards an AI-driven future, our federal government has stopped prioritizing whether all Americans can get online. This retreat is not just harmful to people; it’s contrary to the administration’s goals to “usher in a new Golden Age of American Innovation.” After releasing an AI Action Plan last summer designed to “achieve [U.S.] global dominance” in AI, the White House followed up with a policy framework this March charging that “American workers must benefit from AI-driven growth, not just the outputs of AI development, through youth development and skills training, the creation of new jobs in an AI-powered economy, and expanded opportunities across sectors.” Yet, while the government is putting so much effort into accelerating the nation’s adoption of AI, it has halted or cut funding meant to close the digital divide—undermining its stated interest in winning the race for tech supremacy.
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