Why the U.S. needs a national machine intelligence strategy -- GovCyberInsider

The rise of machine intelligence, variously referred to as AI and deep learning, and the accompanying angst over its future applications are prompting calls for a national strategy for simultaneously advancing and harnessing the technology. A report released earlier this month by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and underwritten by Booz Allen Hamilton makes the case for a comprehensive U.S. framework for maintaining leadership while ensuring "responsible development" of machine intelligence. CSIS also stresses the "hard power" implications of robotics and other forms of automation, particularly as the Defense Department and the Chinese People's Liberation Army recognize that "the next generation of military technologies will be driven" by machine intelligence. One of the report's authors said the U.S. roadmap is needed because the most recent AI R&D strategy has been overtaken by events, including a growing list of national strategies unveiled over the last year. Most notably, China released an AI development strategy in August 2017.