American Society for AI urges massive investments to fuel U.S. dominance

The nonprofit American Society for AI calls on the Trump administration to oversee a $2.2 trillion investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure over five years, in comments on the upcoming the national AI research strategy that go well beyond suggestions for the R&D domain.

The group proposes four “overlapping strategies that must be included in an updated plan: 1. Build Physical Infrastructure (Manufacturing and Energy); 2. Enhance Cybersecurity; 3. Cultivate Ethical AI; [and] 4. Use AI in Government,” in its...