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Commission Calls For Doubling AI R&D Spending, Billions More To Bolster Microelectronics Manufacturing

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, February 22nd, 2021

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Commission Calls For Doubling AI R&D Spending, Billions More To Bolster Microelectronics Manufacturing

The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) wants to see the U.S. double AI research and development funding annually to reach $32 billion per year by fiscal year 2026, according to the draft of the group’s report to Congress. The NSCAI is set to submit the final version of the report on March 1, while a supporting “blueprint for action” document also calls for boosting microelectronics funding by around $30 billion over the next five years. “Americans have not…

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