The move comes amid growin­g concer­ns that China will overta­ke the United States in key areas of AIWASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday ordered the US administration to give greater priority to artificial intelligence, a move seen as firing up a battle for leadership with China. The American AI Initiative executive order calls for the administration to “devote the full resources of the federal government” to help fuel AI innovation. “Americans have profited tremendously from being the early developers and international leaders in AI,” a White House statement said. The move comes amid growing concerns that China will overtake the United States in key areas of artificial intelligence, helped by a broad national strategy and accelerating investment. Darrell West, head of the Brookings Institution’s Center for Technology Innovation, said the White House move was “timely” but that it remained uncertain how it would be implemented without clear funding.

Source: The Express Tribune February 12, 2019 06:33 UTC