The White House Wants to Give a Boost to AI Technology, So They Promised Not to Regulate It

The White House has finally broken its silence on the issue of artificial intelligence (AI), and the results are a mixed bag. On Thursday, the Trump administration announced the start of a new AI technology committee that will uphold President Trump's'America first' mentality in the tech sector. The Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence was announced at a recent White House AI summit by Michael Kratsios, Trump's deputy chief technology officer and the de facto head of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). At the @WhiteHouse #AI Summit today, @WHOSTP DepAsst Michael Kratsios announced new Select Committee of federal leaders to coordinate research and rollout pic.twitter.com/WQH8gBvPCe Tech figures received the news with enthusiasm. "Today's White House meeting is critical to ensuring the potential of AI is achieved and advanced in a fashion that is broadly beneficial to Americans," said Dean Garfield, the President of Information Technology Industry Council, a lobbying group for major technology firms.