Trump Administration Wants $1 Billion for Non-Defense Artificial Intelligence Research in 2020

In May 2018, the U.S. federal government announced the creation of a committee of academics and private industry experts to examine the potential of artificial intelligence, followed by an executive order in February to double down on AI research. The president's budget request, published earlier this month by the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), constitutes the "first-ever reporting of agency-by-agency federal investments" in artificial intelligence research and development related to nondefense purposes.