From Tariffs to Tech: Why America’s AI Engine Is Just Getting Started
The AI disruption boom is unfolding against a global trade landscape still shaped by the legacy of President Donald Trump’s tariff-driven trade policies. His administration’s push to reduce dependency on foreign technology and bring manufacturing back to American soil set the tone for today’s high-stakes competition over AI chips, semiconductors, and next-generation computing infrastructure. As I join industry leaders this weekend at The Money Show in Dallas, Texas, The friction between the AI innovation curve and nationalistic trade policies is only going to intensify. We are entering an era of “AI economic blocs,”