The Trump administration is taking a vested interest in artificial intelligence. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order for the American AI initiative, which is designed to ensure federal government agencies prioritize investments in the research and development of America’s AI capabilities.
“Continued American leadership in Artificial Intelligence is of paramount importance to maintaining the economic and national security of the United States,” Trump said.
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The initiative doesn’t specify exactly what these investments will look like, but it will focus on increasing the nation’s prosperity, national and economic security and improving the quality of life of American people, Trump stressed.
“By driving technological breakthroughs in AI, breaking barriers to AI innovation, preparing our workforce for the jobs of the future, and protecting America’s advantage in AI we are ensuring that AI technologies continue to improve the lives of our people, create jobs, reflect our Nation’s values, and keep Americans safe at home and abroad,” the administration wrote in a blog.
The President did provide a multipronged approach in five key areas, which are:
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- Investing in AI research and development: According to the administration, investments will be made in industry, academia and government.
- Unleashing AI resources: The initiative will look to make federal data models and computing resources more accessible. The President’s Management Agenda will work towards these efforts and implement the Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act.
- Setting AI governance standards: In order to foster public trust, the initiative will establish guidance for AI development and ensure the creation and adoption of new AI technologies. The National Institute of Standards and Technology will handle the development of technical standards.
- Building the AI workforce: Another area of focus will be to prioritize fellowship and training programs such as apprenticeships, skills programs, and education in computer science and other STEM fields.
- International engagement and protecting our AI advantage: The initiative will provide an action plan to protect the United States’ advantage and ensure technology is used for the nation’s best security interests.
“The seriousness of the initiative is clear, as with other executive orders in the last few months. There is a definite need for a strong partnership among government, enterprise and research. Currently signaling an intent, the deep-dive, follow-up debates & policy making will emerge from this partnership and touch all realms of society. AI ventures will accelerate due to this,” Pranay Agrawal, CEO and cofounder of Fractal Analytics, said in response to the executive order.
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