**[Democratic Party Plans 2028 AI Agenda: Former White House Officials Aim to Shape Future AI Policy Direction]** According to a report by Jinse Finance on July 17, citing AXIOS, former officials from the Obama and Biden administrations are launching a public policy initiative aimed at defining the center-left stance on artificial intelligence. As the U.S. midterm elections approach, Democrats across the country are taking action on AI, including advocating for moratoriums on data center construction and using AI safety as a campaign platform to run for public office. The report states that the American Innovation Policy Forum is working to shape the Democratic Party's vision for artificial intelligence ahead of the 2028 presidential election. The organization plans to hold a series of listening sessions across the U.S. to gain a deeper understanding of community concerns about AI and relay this feedback to Washington. These discussions will form the basis for policy recommendations, and forum researchers plan to begin briefing members of Congress on these policies starting this fall. Former senior officials from regulatory agencies and the White House during the Obama and Biden administrations, along with other experts in related fields, will form an advisory committee to provide policy guidance for this initiative and the forum's researchers. Alex Roark, the forum's founder and a former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) official during the Biden administration, cited Utah as an example. He noted that the state had announced plans to build a data center but later withdrew the proposal, reflecting the potential consequences of failing to adequately involve communities in the decision-making process. He stated: "In the same month this project was proposed, the governor was on TV urging all residents, 'We are experiencing an exceptionally severe heatwave, and everyone needs to conserve water.' Yet at the same time, they were advancing the largest data center project in U.S. history." Roark emphasized that the organization aims to explore how long-term U.S. AI policy should be formulated—not just concerning data center construction but also broader AI regulation—ultimately establishing a national policy framework. The American Innovation Policy Forum is expected to announce its first group of forum researchers in the coming weeks. *(Jin10)*