Biden administration assembles task force to expand access of government data to AI researchers

The Biden administration launched a new task force June 10 that will work across healthcare, technology and other sectors to make government data more available to artificial intelligence researchers, according to The Wall Street Journal. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Science Foundation will lead the task force, dubbed the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force. The group comprises 12 members from academia, government and industry organizations. The task force will develop a strategy for creating an AI research resource that could give researchers secure access to anonymous data about Americans, from demographics to health habits. Medical data could also be made available for research by both private and academic institutions, officials said.