The White House should direct federal agencies to develop sector-specific AI strategies to spur AI adoption and development in industry.

To Do: Develop Sector-Specific AI Strategies

The administration should develop a national AI roadmap that outlines sector-specific opportunities and barriers, as well as a detailed strategy for achieving widespread adoption in each of these sectors.

To Do: Create a National Roadmap for AI Adoption

The White House should direct federal agencies to support the development of shared pools of high-quality, application-specific training and validation data in key areas of public interest.

To Do: Develop Shared Pools of High-Quality, App-Specific Training and Validation Data

In an op-ed for The Hill, Daniel Castro and Joshua New write that the administration’s executive order launching the “American AI Initiative” is a welcome step towards boosting U.S. competitiveness in AI, but it does not go far enough.

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Congress and the administration should establish a National Advanced Industry and Technology Agency to ensure the United States can compete effectively with China.

To Do: Establish a National Advanced Industry and Technology Agency

The White House is developing a national artificial intelligence strategy to “chart a path for the United States to harness the benefits and mitigate the risks of AI.” Previous administrations and Congress have taken some steps toward this in the past, but those efforts did not go far enough.

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The Center for Data Innovation outlined seven policy priorities we believe to be most critical for the AI Action Plan, along with specific actions the administration should take. 

Comments to the Office of Science and Technology Policy on the Development of an AI Action Plan

Congress or the White House should create a national industrial intelligence unit within the National Intelligence Council to better assess competitive challenges to the U.S. economy.

To Do: Create a National Industrial Intelligence Unit

Businesses, government agencies, and researchers often avoid sharing data that would be mutually beneficial due to concerns about its sensitive or proprietary nature. Federal agencies can remedy this by establishing a framework of “data trusts” with clearly defined rights and responsibilities.

To Do: Encourage States to Foster AI Industry Development

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To Do: Develop Sector-Specific AI Strategies

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