Opinion The Trump administration sounds an alarm bell as China forges ahead on AI

PRESIDENT TRUMP'S recently announced artificial intelligence initiative does not include the word "China." But that country's progress in the race to machine-learning supremacy has prompted calls for the United States to start running faster. Though Mr. Trump's plan is light on actual planning, the Pentagon released its own report last week that provides more detail. Taken together, the documents are promising. Mr. Trump's order directs agencies to assess their spending, reprioritize existing funds toward artificial intelligence and consider that priority in their upcoming budget proposals.