Intel Editorial: The U.S. Needs a National Strategy on Artificial Intelligence
May 10 2018 - 12:00PM
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The following is an opinion editorial provided by Brian
Krzanich, chief executive officer of Intel Corporation.
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China, India, Japan, France and the European Union are crafting
bold plans for artificial intelligence (AI). They see AI as a means
to economic growth and social progress. Meanwhile, the U.S.
disbanded its AI taskforce in 2016. Without an AI strategy of its
own, the world’s technology leader risks falling behind.
The U.S. technology sector has long been a driver of global
economic growth. From the PC to the Internet, the greatest
advancements of the past 50 years were spawned in the U.S. This
country’s unique approach to limited regulation combined with
public-private partnerships creates an environment for innovation
generally unmatched in the free world. A national AI strategy can
build on this history of economic and technological leadership.
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Artificial intelligence is astonishing in its potential. It will
be more transformative than the PC and the Internet. Already it is
poised to solve some of our biggest challenges. As examples, AI has
been used to more precisely detect and diagnose cancer, treat
depression, improve crop yields, save energy, increase supply chain
efficiencies and protect our financial systems. These are
remarkable successes for such a young technology.
Governments can and should help build on these successes. A
national strategy for AI will provide the necessary guideposts that
enable industry and academia to innovate. When the regulatory
environment is known and understood, businesses and government
researchers can maximize their impact by pursuing the same
goals.
In this context, it will also be important to address concerns
about AI’s impact on individuals. Privacy, cybersecurity, ethics
and potential employment impact are all worthy of careful analysis.
Governments and industry can and should work together to better
understand these concerns before any new regulation is enacted.
As evidenced by their AI plans, governments around the world see
AI as a catalyst for economic growth and a means to improve the
lives of their citizens. They are prioritizing research and
development and the establishment of a strong and diverse ecosystem
to bring AI to fruition.
China’s plan, for example, includes measurable objectives and
detailed direction on specific areas of focus. This is backed by
significant public-private funding commitments as well as
industry-government alignment on direction.
The EU’s strategy provides deliberate direction to avoid
regulation while investing in R&D. It offers a clear focus on
greater investment, preparation for socio-economic changes, and
formation of an ethical and legal framework. Japan, India, France
and others are adopting similar strategies.
Industry has partnered with many of these governments to develop
their plans; we stand ready to work with the U.S. government in the
same way. A good model for success is the semiconductor sector,
where industry and the U.S. government partnered in the early 1980s
to build the vast ecosystem that is considered the North Star for
technology success today. AI can be history’s greatest economic
engine. Governments can – and should – help make this real.
Before disbandment, the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Research
and Development Taskforce defined seven strategic objectives and
two specific recommendations for AI. This report called on the
government to develop a more detailed AI R&D plan, and study
the creation of an AI R&D workforce. These recommendations can
be the starting point for a definitive U.S. national strategy for
AI.
This is not a call for a swarm of new laws and regulations.
Rather, a U.S. national strategy can provide the structure for
researchers and industry to follow as they develop artificial
intelligence. Such direction provides operating certainty that
lessens risk.
A national strategy therefore should aim to foster innovation
across the industry and academia, and prepare society for changes
to come. It can also provide operating clarity that lessens
business risk. Two areas of focus should be prioritized: government
funding of R&D to augment the great work being done by industry
and the availability of government data for innovators to use in
developing artificial intelligence capabilities. AI needs data to
learn, and there are ways to do this without compromising privacy
and security.
AI is too big for one company – or one country – to realize
alone. The transformative potential of AI has been likened to
electricity and the steam engine. Ensuring a role for the U.S. in
this global revolution is critical to not just the U.S. economic
engine but that of our entire world.
Other countries see this opportunity and are already acting on
it. It is time for the U.S. to join.
Brian Krzanich is the chief executive officer of Intel
Corporation. He is attending the White House Summit on Artificial
Intelligence for American Industry today in Washington, D.C.
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