Former Trump official: the U.S. can win the AI race — if it gets patent policy right

Washington is racing to secure American leadership in artificial intelligence. Lawmakers are investing in semiconductor capacity, energy infrastructure, domestic manufacturing, and supply chain resilience — all with AI at the center of economic strategy.

But there is a structural gap in that strategy that few are talking about.

AI leadership depends on more than compute, talent, and capital. It also depends on whether the United States offers predictable and enforceable patent...