US President Donald Trump has sent a strong message to big tech companies like Google and Apple, asking them to stop hiring overseas, including in countries like India.
At an AI Summit held in Washington on July 23, Trump said that American companies should now focus more on creating jobs at home rather than building factories in China or giving jobs to Indian tech workers.
Speaking at the event, Trump criticised what he called the tech industry’s “globalist mindset,” and said this approach had left many Americans feeling ignored. He claimed that some of the top tech companies have made profits using American freedom but have invested heavily outside the country. “Under President Trump, those days are over,” he said.
“Many of our largest tech companies have reaped the blessings of American freedom while building their factories in China, hiring workers in India, you know that.
“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.
Trump signed three new executive orders related to artificial intelligence at the same summit. One of them outlines a national strategy to boost AI development in the US and reduce hurdles that could slow down the country’s progress. The plan, titled “Winning the Race,” aims to make America a leader in AI by speeding up the construction of datacentres and making it easier for companies to build the infrastructure needed for AI. Another major order signed by Trump is aimed at companies that get federal funding to develop AI. These companies will now be required to build AI tools that are politically neutral.
Trump made it clear that his government does not support what he called “woke” AI models.
