On Monday, President Trump is expected to sign an executive order instructing federal agencies to dedicate more resources to artificial intelligence.
Though there’s no specific budget behind the “American Artificial Intelligence Initiative”, the president wants government agencies to invest in research, promotion, and training to help workers prepare for the era of AI.
The U.S. is the global leader in AI technology right now, but other countries are catching up fast. So far, the U.S. has lacked a high-level strategy to pursue dominance in the field.