Defense Secretary James Mattis has called on President Donald Trump to come up with a national artificial intelligence strategy in order to keep up with AI development plans of China and other countries, The New York Times reported Sunday.Mattis asked the Trump administration to establish a presidential commission that would help position the U.S. as “a leader not just in matters of defense but in the broader ‘transformation of the human condition,’†according to a May memo obtained by the publication.
The report said the Defense Department has launched efforts to advance AI and one of those is the establishment of a joint AI center in June to oversee AI initiatives across the Pentagon and service branches.
In May, the White House formed a new select committee within the National Science and Technology Council to help coordinate federal research initiatives related to AI.
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