US should do more to keep AI lead: Experts

American universities and corporations are in danger of becoming unwilling partners in dual civil-military use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology by the Chinese government, a Congressional Commission hearing was told on Friday. For now, the United States is well ahead of China in the development of AI - essentially, technology that enables machines to learn like humans and apply what they learn. But to maintain the edge, it must do more to support AI research, and it should also remain open to global talent, experts told the US-China Economic and Security and Review Commission (USCC). "Human talent may be the most valuable input into a nation's AI system," Mr Jeffrey Ding, a researcher at the Centre for the Governance of AI at Oxford University, told the commission. And the US has by far the most talent in that area.