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Cato Weekly Podcast • August 12, 2025 

# From Risk to Innovation: Analyzing Trump’s New AI Action Plan 

In this episode, Senior Fellow in Technology Policy Jennifer Huddleston and Technology Policy Research Fellow Matthew Mittelsteadt break down the Trump administration’s new AI Action Plan and what it means for American innovation.

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### [The AI Action Plan: Taking AI Innovation Seriously](/blog/ai-action-plan-taking-ai-innovation-seriously) 

By [Matt Mittelsteadt](https://www.cato.org/people/matt-mittelsteadt) 

The Action Plan’s specifics represent a diverse grab bag of policy action aimed at supporting and shaping AI on all fronts.

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### [The Safety Risks of the Coming AI Regulatory Patchwork](/blog/safety-risks-coming-ai-regulatory-patchwork) 

By [Matt Mittelsteadt](https://www.cato.org/people/matt-mittelsteadt) 

The specifics of Congress’s proposed state AI regulatory moratorium have dominated AI policy discussions. Because it’s unclear if this specific approach can pass congressional muster, it’s essential to keep focused on the underlying “why”—regulatory harmonization.

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### [Content Creators, Entrepreneurial Users, and the Impact of Tech Policy](/policy-analysis/content-creators-entrepreneurial-users-impact-tech-policy) 

By [Jennifer Huddleston](https://www.cato.org/people/jennifer-huddleston) 

The availability of platforms to lower barriers to sharing information or creating a business has empowered a new wave of entrepreneurs who might never reach household fame but who are contributing both to their own households and the greater economy.

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### [Is AI a Horse or a Zebra When It Comes to the First Amendment?](/blog/ai-horse-or-zebra-when-it-comes-first-amendment) 

By [Jennifer Huddleston](https://www.cato.org/people/jennifer-huddleston) 

Before we panic about AI’s potential impact, we should recall that many times the concerns are mere extensions of existing concerns, not new threats.

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##### [Jennifer Huddleston](/people/jennifer-huddleston)

Senior Fellow, Cato Institute

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##### [Matt Mittelsteadt](/people/matt-mittelsteadt)

Former Technology Policy Research Fellow, Cato Institute

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