Alliance for a Better Future chief executive Janet Kelly addressed a Breitbart News policy gathering on the economy in Washington on September 8, 2026, and argued that the United States must stay ahead of China in artificial intelligence. Speaking with Matthew Boyle, she said delay would give a rival the most potent technology on earth and would threaten how Americans live, the prospects of later generations, and the country’s standing. She said her organization would not accept national decline.

Kelly added that Beijing has already shown it relies on deception, theft, and falsehoods with government backing and refuses to compete honestly. She said only the United States can create artificial intelligence that people worldwide trust, that doing so would mean victory, and that the remaining time to act is shrinking for multiple reasons, which explains her group’s haste.