4주차｜기술·ICT·정보보안·AI_박재민_At the India AI Impact Summit

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Speaker: Director Michael Kratsios / The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

백악관 과학기술정책실 마이클 크라티오스 국장 

Date: Feb. 20, 2026

source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/02/remarks-by-director-michael-kratsios-at-the-india-ai-impact-summit/

Remarks by Director Michael Kratsios at the India AI Impact Summit

Glossary

1. India's AI Impact Summit 2026 / 2026 인공지능 임팩트 서밋

2. New Delhi / 뉴델리

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Thank you to the distinguished heads of state, public servants, and business leaders participating in India’s AI Impact Summit 2026 here in New Delhi.

It is a great honor to speak to you as head of delegation, representing the United States of America.

The future is something to be built, not awaited.

And both the problems and solutions that AI presents are opportunities to make bold choices to better the lives of the people we represent.

So today, I want to call on each of you to join us as partners in the effort to build the AI future, on behalf of your own nation and your own people.

America is the birthplace of AI and the home of the frontier companies and hyperscalers that have ushered in this critical moment.

Today, America’s leading position is clearly visible in a booming U.S. AI industry.

Our four largest AI companies plan to spend nearly $700 billion on AI infrastructure this year, three times more than it cost to put American footsteps on the surface of the Moon.

And of the billion people using America’s leading AI platforms, more than three quarters log on outside the U.S.

American chips are many times more advanced and reliable than alternatives.

They are sought by nations spanning the globe, both west and east.

The gold standard in AI is made in America.

International discussion of AI has evolved, as this summit itself attests.

We have moved from gathering to talk about AI safety to calling for AI action, and now we are here to consider AI impact.

I think this is clearly a positive development.

But it is not clear to me that these forward-thinking changes in how we describe these gatherings are much more than cosmetic.

Too many international forums maintain a general atmosphere of fear.

We must replace that fear with hope.

We cannot allow AI to become a foundation for a future of abundance, abandoned and left unrealized, as nuclear power was for many decades.

Ideological, risk-focused obsessions, such as climate or equity, become excuses for bureaucratic management and centralization.

In the name of safety, they increase the danger that these tools will be used for tyrannical control.

I believe that if we embrace AI and exercise its power well, it will advance human flourishing and drive unprecedented prosperity.

Focusing AI policy on safety and speculative risks inhibits a competitive ecosystem, entrenches incumbents, and isolates developing countries from full participation in the AI economy.

Adoption remains the critical bottleneck in realizing AI’s potential to transform industries and unleash new productivity.

I will address international AI adoption trends shortly, but, in the American context, I see two main limiting factors.

One is trust.

Regulatory and non-regulatory policy frameworks that safeguard the public interest are necessary to earn the public’s trust in AI.

To give the American people confidence in these tools, the Trump Administration seeks to support legislators as they construct a national policy framework that protects children, prevents censorship, respects intellectual property, and safeguards our workers, families, and communities.

The other primary limiting factor to U.S. AI adoption is regulatory certainty and clarity.

With smart updates to existing frameworks to reflect new technological realities, it is our position that use-case and sector-specific regulation best allows adoption.

This gives industry confidence that tomorrow’s rules will be common-sense developments of today’s, allowing them to focus on creative deployment.

AI governance must focus on the particular needs and interests of particular people, and so it must be local.

As the Trump Administration has now said many times: We totally reject global governance of AI.

We believe AI adoption cannot lead to a brighter future if it is subject to bureaucracies and centralized control.

Prioritizing AI for your people does not mean constructing a regulatory regime that exchanges your countries’ capacity to build and innovate for the self-satisfaction of technocrats.

It does not mean isolating yourself, hoping to reconstruct the whole AI stack from scratch even as you are left behind.

Prioritizing AI for your people means pursuing a sovereign AI capability for your country now.

This begins with the rapid adoption of the best components of the technology stack available, while your national champions work to develop their own.

Real AI sovereignty means owning and using best-in-class technology for the benefit of your people, and charting your national destiny in the midst of global transformations.

It does not mean waiting to participate in an AI-enabled global market until you have tried and failed to build full self-sufficiency.

Complete technological self-containment is unrealistic for any country, because the AI stack is incredibly complex.

But strategic autonomy alongside rapid AI adoption is achievable, and it is a necessity for independent nations.

America wants to help.