Trump's AI 'declaration' reminiscent of JFK pledge to put a man on the moon: Former White House IT official

Theresa Payton, the first female Chief Information Officer for the White House during the Bush administration, says Trump's AI push could have enormous economic impact if the right guidelines are set. President Donald Trump's recent AI announcement has the potential to jumpstart a technological "renaissance" in the United States and serve as a strong declaration, similar to former President John F. Kennedy's pledge to put a man on the moon, according to a top former White House information technology (IT) official. During a speech at the White House, Trump announced that Softbank, OpenAI and Oracle have joined forces for Stargate, a project to build data centers in the U.S. for powering AI. The initial investment for the project will be 100 billion, with plans to expand to 500 billion over the next four years. The first data center built under the initiative will be in Texas, and it will eventually expand to other states. Speaking with Fox News Digital, Theresa Payton, the first female White House Chief Information Officer during President George W. Bush's administration, says the news, which Trump calls the "largest AI infrastructure project, by far, in history," has her attention.