A way to stay ahead of Chinese AI

May 13, 2018News

Last week, the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence – a national commission to guide America’s artificial intelligence investments – was introduced by a bipartisan pair of senators as a way to stay ahead of Chinese AI.

The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligencewill have 15 members appointed by Congress and executive branch leaders from the fields of defense, commerce, science and intelligence. This commission will complete a yearly report looking at AI through the lens of national security, economic security, public-private partnerships and investment, and provide recommendations on growing AI industry within the U.S.

“The commission proposed in this bill will provide guidance on how we cultivate AI to help ensure we stay ahead of countries like China in this space, while also building guardrails to make certain the U.S. government responsibly uses AI,” Catherine Cortez Masto, a member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, said.

AIWS considers all possible applications of AI and robotics and aims to make the world better, safer with AI. On April 25, BGF announced the Ethical Framework for AIWS. The framework is a 7-layer model, with the fourth layer focusing on laws and legislation. The goal of this layer is to guide leaders in these endeavors so that their work is effective and timely.