AI should empower Americans. Their data shouldn’t empower China. 

Somewhere in Kansas, a grandmother uses a pharmacy app to manage prescriptions, receive refill reminders, and arrange pickup. An AI assistant could make that routine easier, helping her understand instructions and prepare questions for her pharmacist. 

That is technology serving a human purpose: helping someone stay independent and spend more time with the people she loves. 

But she should not have to surrender her privacy to enjoy those benefits. Her health information should never become a resource for the Chinese Communist Party. 

Americans use AI to write, learn, plan, and solve problems. Some embrace its possibilities; others worry about losing control over their work, choices, and information. Beneath those differences lies common ground. 

People want agency: the ability to direct their own lives. They want purpose: meaningful work, stronger relationships, and time for what matters. They want security: confidence that their families and country are protected. 

American AI policy should deliver all three. 

AI can help entrepreneurs compete, workers develop skills, and caregivers navigate demanding days. It can expand opportunity and strengthen human judgment. Americans should be able to enjoy those advantages confidently. 

But using a helpful tool is not permission to sell the details of your life to a foreign adversary. 

China does not have to steal every piece of information it wants. Commercial data markets can provide another route. 

In 2023, Duke University researchers purchased sensitive information about American military personnel, veterans, and their families for as little as 12 cents. Available information included health, financial,........

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