Making AI great again
Better late than never: president Donald Trump’s administration yesterday announced a new task force to study AI and promote an “America first” approach to the technology.
The plan: Michael Kratsios, an adviser to Trump, said the government will put more money behind AI research, and could soon open up government datasets to companies “in ways that don’t compromise privacy or security.”
Wake-up call: Trump has promised to revive industries like manufacturing without acknowledging that automation has, in many cases, dramatically reduced the need for workers. Kratsios says finding solutions to job losses due to AI is now a priority for the administration.
But: The task force doesn’t have concrete plans to achieve its stated goals. It also doesn’t measure up to other projects (or their budgets) put together by countries like China and France. If the White House wants to keep America a leader in AI, it’s going to have to do things it might not want to do, like make it easier for international researchers to come to the US.
The plan: Michael Kratsios, an adviser to Trump, said the government will put more money behind AI research, and could soon open up government datasets to companies “in ways that don’t compromise privacy or security.”
Wake-up call: Trump has promised to revive industries like manufacturing without acknowledging that automation has, in many cases, dramatically reduced the need for workers. Kratsios says finding solutions to job losses due to AI is now a priority for the administration.
But: The task force doesn’t have concrete plans to achieve its stated goals. It also doesn’t measure up to other projects (or their budgets) put together by countries like China and France. If the White House wants to keep America a leader in AI, it’s going to have to do things it might not want to do, like make it easier for international researchers to come to the US.
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