White House Identifies Nearly $1B in Nondefense AI R&D for FY 2020
The Trump administration will request nearly $1 billion in nondefense spending on artificial intelligence R&D for FY 2020, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios announced Tuesday. “This uniquely American ecosystem must do everything in its collective power to keep America’s…
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lead in the AI race and build on our success,” Kratsios said at an Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Center for Data Innovation event. “Our future rests on getting AI right.” He noted the federal government in 2016 spent a billion dollars on AI R&D, including defense spending. AI will support jobs, drive economic growth and advance national security, he said. He contrasted U.S. strategy with authoritarian regimes' use of the technology, saying the administration’s AI strategy is rooted in rule of law. Other countries are using the technology to “surveil their population, limit free speech, and violate fundamental rights,” he said. President Donald Trump's February executive order mandates agencies to “prioritize investments” in AI R&D (see 1902110054).