What Trump's AI Executive Order Means for Businesses

It calls for more education and research without providing a plan for funding

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday calling on government agencies to prioritize artificial intelligence efforts as worries grow that China may be outpacing the United States in implementing the technology.

The so-called American AI Initiative encourages more AI-centric education, more access to the data and cloud computing tools needed to build AI systems and more government collaboration with private-sector and academic entities. But it notably lacks a detailed plan for funding any of those ambitions.

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