In December 2024, as artificial intelligence reached an inflection point that would define the future of American innovation, we founded the National Artificial Intelligence Association (NAIA) with a singular mission: to ensure that American AI leadership isn't strangled by regulatory overreach before it can reach its full potential.

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What happened next was unprecedented.

In less than one year, we became America's largest AI business coalition—a powerful alliance of hundreds of companies with a combined market capitalization exceeding $750 billion. From Fortune 500 giants like Oracle and Capital One to innovative startups pushing the boundaries of what's possible, we united an industry that had been fragmented, reactive, and largely absent from the policy conversations that would determine its fate.

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Our rapid ascent has commanded national and international attention. We've appeared on Fox News and NewsNation, been featured in countless articles across major publications, launched influential podcast platforms, and forged strategic partnerships with the embassies of Portugal and Argentina—demonstrating that AI policy is not just an American issue, but a global imperative for allied democracies committed to innovation and freedom.

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This isn't your typical trade association content with symbolic advocacy and networking events. We operate with the urgency that the moment demands. While other organizations debate process, we're in federal agencies, congressional offices, and the White House—advocating for policies that remove barriers to innovation and maintain America's competitive edge against adversaries like China who face no such constraints.

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The stakes couldn't be higher. Every day Washington delays or overregulates is a day Beijing gains ground. Every unnecessary compliance burden is capital that doesn't go toward the next breakthrough. Every premature restriction is a competitive advantage handed to nations that don't share our values.

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We represent 19 specialized industry sectors—from financial services and healthcare to defense and energy—each with unique AI applications and regulatory challenges. This isn't abstract policy work. This is defending the doctors using AI to detect cancer earlier, the financial institutions preventing fraud in real-time, the defense contractors keeping America safe, and the researchers solving problems we haven't even imagined yet.

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Founded on the principle that American innovation thrives when entrepreneurs are free to build and compete, we stand at the intersection of technology policy and economic reality. We don't just advocate for AI companies—we advocate for an America where artificial intelligence amplifies human potential, strengthens national security, and drives prosperity for generations to come.

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The question isn't whether AI will transform every sector of society. It will. The question is whether America will lead that transformation—or watch from the sidelines as others write the rules.

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We exist to ensure there's only one answer to that question.