U.S. AI competitiveness depends on fixing patent policy alongside chip investments, warns former Trump administration official.

Washington is heavily funding chip manufacturing and AI infrastructure but risks losing competitive advantage without predictable intellectual property protections

Unclear patent rights for applied AI are causing investment capital to migrate away from the United States

Strong IP policy is essential to attract and retain the venture capital needed to commercialize AI innovations

Patent reform should be prioritized alongside hardware and infrastructure spending to maintain U.S. leadership in the AI race