Google, OpenAI, Anthropic and an AI Action Plan
On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Government announced an "AI Action Plan" to shape policy on artificial intelligence that supports innovation, growth, and competitive advantage. Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic recently provided their responses to this initiative.
Comments from Google:
"We are in a global AI competition, and policy decisions will determine the outcome. A pro-innovation approach that protects national security and ensures that everyone benefits from AI is essential to realizing AI's transformative potential and ensuring that America's lead endures."
"The U.S. government, including the defense and intelligence communities, should pursue improved ... procurement practices to enable quicker adoption of AI and cloud solutions."
"AI is likely to contribute to important shifts in the future of work ... the evolution of AI tools and deployment may still require a lifelong approach to education that gives all students and workers foundational AI skills."
From OpenAI (developer of ChatGPT):
“Generative AI models represent the next frontier of innovation, poised to revolutionize the private and public sectors, improving healthcare, education, scientific research, and so much more.
"The cost to use a given level of AI capability falls by about 10x every 12 months, and lower prices lead to much more use. ... Moore’s Law predicted that the number of transistors on a microchip would double roughly every two years; the decrease in the cost of using AI is even more dramatic.
"A lot of government data is in the public domain. Making it more accessible or machine-readable could help American AI developers ... unlock new insights that help develop better public policies."
From Anthropic (developer of Claude.ai):
“Powerful AI systems will emerge in late 2026 or early 2027 [having] capabilities matching or exceeding that of Nobel Prize winnersacross most disciplines—including biology, computer science, mathematics, and engineering …
“We propose conducting a government-wide inventory of workflows that could benefit from AI augmentation, tasking agency leaders to deliver on programs where AI can deliver significant public benefit.
"We expect that the economic and national security implications of this technology will be tremendous ... the U.S. government should be prepared to implement ambitious policy responses to effectively navigate this rapid technological transition."
OUR TAKE
AI’s declining costs and increasing capabilities will drive significant changes in sectors from education to healthcare that will require workforce adaptation.
AI systems with Nobel-level intelligence by 2026-2027 may seem optimistic, but the pace of AI breakthroughs and advances in energy management suggest that with sufficient investment and research, the goal is not far off.
Digitizing government public domain data could accelerate innovation and enhance the delivery of public sector services.