Days of US tech companies building factories in China, hiring workers in India 'over': Donald Trump

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US President Donald Trump has criticised American tech companies for building factories in China and hiring workers in India, warning that under his presidency, "those days are over", reported news agency PTI.

Trump made the remarks on Wednesday at the AI Summit where he signed three executive orders related to Artificial Intelligence, including a White House action plan to utilise AI.

He said that for too long, much of America's tech industry pursued a "radical globalism" that left millions of Americans feeling "distrustful and betrayed."

"Many of our largest tech companies have reaped the blessings of American freedom while building their factories in China, hiring workers in India and slashing profits in Ireland, you know that. All the while dismissing and even censoring their fellow citizens right here at home. Under President Trump, those days are over," he said, reported PTI.

"Winning the AI race will demand a new spirit of patriotism and national loyalty in Silicon Valley and long beyond Silicon Valley," Trump said, reported PTI.

"We need US technology companies to be all in for America. We want you to put America first. You have to do that. That's all we ask," he added, reported PTI.

Trump signed three executive orders related to AI, including a White House action plan, an order that establishes a coordinated national effort to support the American AI industry by promoting the export of full-stack American AI technology packages.

Key policies in the AI Action Plan include exporting American AI; promoting rapid buildout of data centers; enabling innovation and adoption; and upholding free speech in frontier models.

"The United States is in a race to achieve global dominance in artificial intelligence (AI). Whoever has the largest AI ecosystem will set global AI standards and reap broad economic and military benefits. Just like we won the space race, it is imperative that the United States and its allies win this race," the introduction of America's AI Action Plan read.

America's AI Action Plan has three pillars: innovation, infrastructure, and international diplomacy and security.

"The United States needs to innovate faster and more comprehensively than our competitors in the development and distribution of new AI technology across every field, and dismantle unnecessary regulatory barriers that hinder the private sector in doing so," the introductory portion of the report added.

According to a White House statement, President Trump aims to what they assert is protect Americans from biased AI outputs driven by ideologies like diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at the cost of accuracy.

(With inputs from PTI)