
作者:Hadriana Lowenkron 总统唐纳德·特朗普计划于周四举行峰会,向亿万富翁埃隆·马斯克及其他科技巨头颁发表彰科学和技术创新的奖章,凸显其政府与硅谷之间的密切关系。
By Hadriana Lowenkron President Donald Trump is set to award billionaire Elon Musk and other tech titans with medals celebrating science and technological innovation at a summit on Thursday, underscoring the close ties between his administration and Silicon Valley.
据一位白宫官员透露,马斯克、英伟达公司(Nvidia Corp.)的詹森·黄、谷歌母公司字母表公司(Alphabet Inc.)的谢尔盖·布林以及超微半导体公司(Advanced Micro Devices Inc.)的苏姿丰,将获颁国家科学奖章。该官员因需分享活动细节而要求匿名。
Musk, Nvidia Corp.’s Jensen Huang, Sergey Brin of Google parent Alphabet Inc., and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s Lisa Su are slated to receive the National Medal of Science, according to a White House official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to share details on the event.

戴尔科技集团(Dell Technologies Inc.)创始人迈克尔·戴尔和微软公司(Microsoft Corp.)的萨提亚·纳德拉,则将获颁国家技术与创新奖章。
Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Technologies Inc., and Microsoft Corp.’s Satya Nadella are due to be awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
此次峰会将让特朗普与众多科技行业顶尖领袖重聚。就在一周前,他还曾在白宫接待了他们,讨论人工智能发展引发的担忧。此前发生的一系列重大安全漏洞事件,已促使外界呼吁加强监管。
The summit will reunite Trump with many top tech industry leaders just a week after he hosted them at the White House to discuss concerns over the development of artificial intelligence following a series of high-profile security breaches that fueled calls for stronger guardrails.
然而,在那次会面开始之前,特朗普已基本否定了实施更严格安全措施的需要。相反,与会高管们达成了一项自愿框架,提议与外部审计机构合作,对先进模型进行安全评估。
Even before that gathering got underway, however, Trump had largely dismissed the need for tougher safeguards and executives instead agreed on a voluntary framework that calls for partnering with outside auditors to conduct safety assessments of advanced models.
特朗普一直避免呼吁对人工智能实施新的联邦法规,转而倡导更多自我监管,并警告称,任何限制都可能导致美国在与中国的科技竞赛中落败。他还签署了一项行政命令,要求行政部门将“人工智能”(AI)更名为“超级智能”(SI)。
Trump has shied away from calling for new federal regulations on artificial intelligence, pushing instead for more self-regulation, warning that any restrictions could mean losing a race with China to develop and harness the technology. He’s also signed an order directing the executive branch to rename AI as SI, super intelligence.
尽管特朗普在第一个任期内,硅谷大多对他持谨慎态度,但随着他着手减轻科技行业的税收和监管负担,并推动对前沿领域的投资,行业领袖们逐渐开始接受他的许多政策。人工智能已成为总统特别关注的领域。尽管中期选举临近,选民对人工智能对就业、能源成本和环境的影响感到担忧,但他仍一直是该行业的坚定支持者。
While Silicon Valley was largely wary of Trump during his first term, industry leaders have come to embrace many of his policies as he has moved to reduce their tax and regulatory burdens and pushed for investment in cutting-edge areas. AI has been a particular focus for the president, who has been a champion of the sector despite voter anxiety over its impact on jobs, energy costs and the environment ahead of midterm elections.
白宫发言人莉兹·赫斯顿在一份声明中表示:“特朗普政府感谢这些杰出的科技领袖所做出的贡献。这些获奖者正帮助确保美国在创新领域继续保持世界领先地位。”福克斯新闻数字频道最先报道了特朗普向科技领袖颁奖的计划。
“The Trump Administration is grateful for the contributions of these incredible leaders in science and technology. These recipients are helping ensure America keeps leading the world in innovation,” White House spokesperson Liz Huston said in a statement. Fox News Digital first reported on Trump’s plans to award the tech leaders.
周四的峰会名为“科学:新的黄金时代”,此前,科学技术政策办公室主任迈克尔·克拉齐奥斯于7月向特朗普提交了一份报告,重点介绍了美国在人工智能领域的进展。这位官员表示,此次峰会将汇聚顶尖科学家和创新者,共同讨论人工智能的发展。
Thursday’s summit, dubbed “Science: A New Golden Age,” follows a report Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios submitted to Trump in July, highlighting the advancement of artificial intelligence in the US. The summit will bring together leading scientists and innovators to discuss the evolution of AI, according to the official.
该官员还称,特朗普预计将在活动上宣布,应用智能公司National Compute将捐赠1亿美元的计算额度,用于推动科学发现。Politico最先报道了这笔捐赠。
At the event, Trump is also expected to announce that National Compute, an applied intelligence company, will donate $100 million in compute credits to pursue scientific discovery, the official stated. Politico first reported the donation.
彭博社此前报道,特朗普政府还将宣布计划向美国STEM领域的研究人员教育项目投入超过1亿美元。
The Trump administration will also announce plans to inject more than $100 million into education programs for American researchers in STEM fields, Bloomberg previously reported.