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Trump Signs Executive Order Establishing First National Artificial Intelligence Initiative

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, February 11th, 2019

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Trump Signs Executive Order Establishing First National Artificial Intelligence Initiative

President Trump on Monday signed an executive order establishing the U.S.’ first artificial intelligence initiative, which directs federal agencies to prioritize research funds for AI development to stay ahead of peer competitors such as China. The new executive order pushes federal agencies to increase individual investments in new technology and foster more partnership with industry, while not specifying that more funds will be allocated for AI-specific research programs. “Americans have profited tremendously from being the early developers and international leaders…

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