The White House Has Set Up a Task Force To Help Further the Country's AI Development (theverge.com) 43
The White House has set up a new task force dedicated to US artificial intelligence efforts, the Trump administration announced today during an event with technology executives, government leaders, and AI experts. From a report: The news and the event, which was organized by the federal government, are both moves to further the country's AI development, as other regions like Europe and Asia ramp up AI investment and R&D as well. The administration will be further investing in AI, deputy CTO of the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy Michael Kratsios said at the event.
"To realize the full potential of AI for the American people, it will require the combined efforts of industry, academia, and government," Kratsios said, according to FedScoop. According to the Trump administration, the federal government has increased its investment in unclassified R&D for AI by 40 percent since 2015. In his speech, Kratsios highlighted ways the US could improve AI advancement, such as robotics startups in Pittsburgh that are models for how to spur job growth in areas hurt by workplace automation. Startups like those now hire engineers, scientists, bookkeepers, and administrators, he said, and are evidence that AI does not necessarily mean massive unemployment is on the horizon. Further reading: The White House says a new AI task force will protect workers and keep America first (MIT Tech Review).
"To realize the full potential of AI for the American people, it will require the combined efforts of industry, academia, and government," Kratsios said, according to FedScoop. According to the Trump administration, the federal government has increased its investment in unclassified R&D for AI by 40 percent since 2015. In his speech, Kratsios highlighted ways the US could improve AI advancement, such as robotics startups in Pittsburgh that are models for how to spur job growth in areas hurt by workplace automation. Startups like those now hire engineers, scientists, bookkeepers, and administrators, he said, and are evidence that AI does not necessarily mean massive unemployment is on the horizon. Further reading: The White House says a new AI task force will protect workers and keep America first (MIT Tech Review).
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No one can tell the difference.
Sure they can. AI follows logic.
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Not necessarily. The neural-net based stuff merely echos patterns well. Feed it all the Trump speeches and tweets, and you gotta nice Orangebot.
"I'm the greatest at X, believe me! Everyone tells me I do X the best. Loser [Hillary/Obama] screwed up X bigly. So sad. I cancelled it so fast your heads spun; it's windy out now. But I got THE very best people to work on X, and you'll absolutely love it! Even lyin' CNN admitted I do X beautifully. Make X Great Again!"
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Maybe Dave [wikipedia.org] has HAL fooled too ;^)
Good morning Dave... (Score:1)
HAL 9000 for president!
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"I'm sorry Donald, I can't do that."
EYErainyYuns (Score:2)
What if the AyYay decides that the policy to stop them thar AyRainyYuns building noocler mussels actually worked, by applying advanced statistical maths and all that sort of shit to the evidence that while aforesaid policy to stop the AyRainyYuns building noocler missiles them thar AyRainyYuns did not, in fact, build any noocler mussels?
Oh look, some faggots!
In other words... (Score:2)
...So... Many... Jokes... (Score:2)
...Must...Hold... Back...
Meanwhile, abolish WH Cybersecurity office (Score:1)
Oh, and don't worry about the security of our upcoming elections.
Sean Hannity should run it (Score:1)
The boy would be perfect. He fulfills all the qualifications for the job. He knows nothing about AI, he's a sycophant to our fake president, and he has shady business dealings (turns out he a landlord in poor areas and has twice the eviction rate of others).
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Sadly... (Score:1)
funny stuff (Score:2)
The comments, not the story.
"The cognitive dissonance; it burns!"
There's a good reason for this (Score:2)
An AI with access to a massive database might actually be able to help Trump keep most of his lies straight.
Here it comes (Score:2)