To maintain its edge and support the adoption of a democratic AI environment, the U.S. government must redouble investment in AI innovations in the United States and allied nations that solve public problems and improve defenses against illiberal AI technologies. In the mid-20th century, the United States funded over two-thirds of global research and development. Today it funds less than one-third. To reverse this trend, the U.S. government must not replicate the Chinese top-down investment strategy that disincentives innovation and incentivizes corruption. Instead, it should fund research and development centers at universities and expand public-private partnerships and existing government to commercial-use technology transfer programs, both at home and abroad.

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to screen 80 FDA-approved drugs and reveal which could be used as Alzheimer's treatments. A team at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS), both US, has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based method to screen currently available medications as possible treatments for Alzheimer's disease. According to the researchers, the method could represent a rapid and inexpensive way to repurpose existing therapies into new treatments for the neurodegenerative condition. It could also help reveal new, unexplored targets for therapy by pointing to mechanisms of drug action. "Repurposing US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs for Alzheimer's disease is an attractive idea that can help accelerate the arrival of effective treatment – but unfortunately, even for previously approved drugs, clinical trials require substantial resources, making it impossible to evaluate every drug in patients with Alzheimer's disease," explained Dr Artem Sokolov, at HMS. "We therefore built a framework for prioritising drugs, helping clinical studies to focus on the most promising ones."

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become ubiquitous across the industry verticals. From boardroom discussion to a trending topic in news, artificial intelligence has managed to capture the attention of every tech enthusiast worldwide. With organizations cashing the benefits of its application, this tech discipline has managed to live up to its hype. While the tech war between USA, China, European Union and other prominent nations escalates, Israel too aims to lead the race. Some surveys have found that Israel ranks among the top 5 countries in the world for AI solutions.

Alzheimer's disease is becoming increasingly prevalent as life expectancies lengthen. But the complexity of the condition makes it hard to find effective treatments. One way to expedite the search that's yielded promising results is using AI to find existing drugs that could be repurposed to combat the disorder. Harvard researchers recently used the approach to identify 80 candidate medications that merit further investigation. They discovered the contenders through a framework they call DRIAD (Drug Repurposing In Alzheimer's Disease).

That the regulation of Artificial intelligence is a hot topic is hardly surprising. AI is being adopted at speed, news reports frequently appear about high-profile AI decision-making, and the sheer volume of guidance and regulatory proposals for interested parties to digest can seem challenging. What can we expect in terms of future regulation? And what might compliance with "ethical" AI entail? High-level ethical AI principles were made by the OECD, EU and G20 in 2019.

A new report emphasizes why it is urgent that the Department of Defense and Congress work together to modernize the way defense programs and budgets develop, integrate and deploy the latest technologies in support of American national security. Released by the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, a federal body created to review and recommend ways to use artificial intelligence for national security purposes, the report recommends the use of AI to update America's defense plans, predict future threats, deter adversaries and win wars. Because AI will be "incorporated into virtually all future technology," it is easy to recognize that national security threats and opportunities posed by AI should be a catalyst for necessary changes to defense requirements and resourcing processes. "Unless the requirements, budgeting and acquisition processes are aligned to permit faster and more targeted execution, the U.S. will fail to stay ahead of potential adversaries." This blunt recommendation to the Defense Department under the heading "Accelerate Adoption of Existing Digital Technologies" makes clear the urgency for cultural and structural updates to the way the department currently does business.

GNY's Machine Learning engine went head-to-head with the U.S. Energy Information Administration and outperformed it in predicting energy demand for California. The GNY team are building a larger vision for how GNY can support the work of scientists and advocates fighting for a sustainable and green planet long-term.

March 4, 2021--Artificial intelligence is present in most facets of American digital life, but experts are in a constant race to identify and address potential dangers before they impact consumers. From making a simple search on Google to listening to music on Spotify to streaming Tiger King on Netflix, AI is everywhere. Predictive algorithms learn from a consumer's viewing habits and attempt to direct consumers to other content an algorithm thinks a consumer will be interested in. While this can be extremely convenient for consumers, it also raises many concerns. Jaisha Wray, associate administrator for international affairs at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, was a panelist at a conference hosted Tuesday by the Federal Communications Bar Association.

When the Covid-19 pandemic emerged last year, physician Lara Jehi and her colleagues at the Cleveland Clinic were running blind. Who were the patients likely to get sicker? What kinds of care will they need? "The questions were endless," says Jehi, the clinic's chief research information officer. "We didn't have the luxury of time to wait and see what's going to evolve over time."

Washington – The Mars rover Perseverance has successfully conducted its first test drive on the red planet, the U.S. space agency NASA said Friday. The six-wheeled rover traveled about 6.5 meters (21.3 feet) in 33 minutes on Thursday, NASA said. It drove 4 meters forward, turned in place 150 degrees to the left, and then backed up 2.5 meters, leaving tire tracks in the Martian dust. "This was our first chance to'kick the tires' and take Perseverance out for a spin," said Anais Zarifian, Perseverance mobility test bed engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Zarifian said the test drive went "incredibly well" and represented a "huge milestone for the mission and the mobility team."