White House Updates AI R&D Plan to Emphasize Public-Private Partnerships
Office of Science and Technology updated its strategic plan for artificial intelligence R&D to reflect updates to the field and include a stronger emphasis on public-private partnerships, said a release Friday. “Agencies will use this Plan to guide their R&D…
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activities in AI, consistent with their agencies’ missions.” The update adds public-private partnerships “as a key area for Federal R&D investment,” said Michael Kratsios, deputy assistant to the president for technology policy. The updated plan said agencies should expand their partnerships with academia, industry and other non-federal entities, plus promote investment and practical applications for AI. “Government-university-industry R&D partnerships bring pressing, real-world challenges faced by industry to university researchers, enabling ‘use-inspired research,’" the plan said: “The Nation also benefits from relationships between Federal agencies and international funders who can work together to address key challenges of mutual interest across a range of disciplines.” The plan “is a welcome update to the guidance federal funding agencies will use to ensure federal AI R&D dollars continue to have high-impact and high return on investment,” said the Center for Data Innovation. The National Science Foundation recently formed industry partnerships with companies like Amazon in line with the ideas in the updated plan, said NSF.