U.S. Universities Must Rise to Meet the AI Challenge

Artificial intelligence – the ability of machines to use massive amounts of data and computing power to mimic such human attributes as reasoning – is transforming our world. But is higher education keeping up? The answer will play a major role in determining whether the United States will meet the challenge from China and elsewhere. We are well beyond the days when AI was limited to such science fiction as the famously petulant computer "Hal" in the film "2001: A Space Odyssey." AI now plays a major role in healthcare diagnostics and treatment, transportation, robotics, finance, entertainment, and in higher education itself.