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The U.S. Launches a Peace Corps for AI to Compete With China
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The U.S. Launches a Peace Corps for AI to Compete With China

The Trump administration hopes to enlist the U.S. tech industry in its AI race.
Illustration by Noah Hickey/The Dispatch (Photos via Unsplash).
Illustration by Noah Hickey/The Dispatch (Photos via Unsplash).

While speaking at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi last month, White House science and technology adviser Michael Kratsios announced the launch of Tech Corps. Positioned as “bringing America’s historic Peace Corps into the 21st century,” the program promises to offer thousands of American volunteers and advisers with technical and scientific backgrounds the opportunity to help partner nations adopt American AI technology.

Jonathan Gibson is a reporter at The Dispatch, currently based in Washington, D.C., and covering artificial intelligence. Before joining The Dispatch, he lived in London, where he completed a bachelor’s degree in politics and international relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. When he’s not writing about AI and national security, he is probably teaching/playing table tennis, climbing, or reading. He is currently supported by the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism.

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