Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. A lot of corporate research effort goes into artificial intelligence and machine learning. But do the top tech companies' investments coincide with national priorities for competitiveness and scientific leadership? That's what Georgetown University's Center for Security and Emerging Technology set out to discover. Research fellow Tim Hwang joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the findings.

Penn State has launched an expanded initiative in artificial intelligence (AI), termed the AI Hub. It will bring together the University's considerable resources and talent in AI to further advance its position as a global leader developing fundamental innovations in AI, in using AI and machine learning (ML) to solve the hardest challenges, and to create unique applications of AI and ML in unforeseen areas. The hub also will help to address a national priority for the U.S. to be the world leader in developing responsible AI. Lora Weiss, senior vice president for research, announced the initiative, which is designed to forge collaborations among Penn State's AI researchers, centers and institutes and increase the visibility and impact of Penn State's AI research. "Penn State is poised to take AI to new levels where researchers are already creating new knowledge and discoveries with AI, from tackling climate change to improving health outcomes to developing new materials," said Weiss.