Private-Sector Talent Needed for AI Innovation, Senators Told

Private-Sector Talent Needed for AI Innovation, Senators Told
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 15, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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China’s detailed strategy in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) technology and Russia’s efforts to catch up demand a response by the United States and a need for collaboration with the private sector to accomplish that, Department of Defense (DOD) officials told lawmakers at a Senate hearing on March 12.

Participants in the hearing noted that an executive order issued in February by President Donald Trump to maintain the United State’s AI leadership had signaled the need to push forward in developing this technology.