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.

Three Guidelines for Crafting a Strong Federal AI Policy

Congress should pass the AI Incident Reporting and Security Enhancement Act to standardize the tracking of incidents from AI systems and monitor AI-specific vulnerabilities, which are not the same as cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

To Do: Pass the AI Incident Reporting and Security Enhancement Act

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 United States is the global leader in developing and using artificial intelligence (AI), but it may not be for long. Succeeding in AI requires more than just having leading companies make investments. It requires a healthy ecosystem of AI companies, robust AI inputs—including skills, research, and data—and organizations that are motivated and free to use AI.

Why the United States Needs a National Artificial Intelligence Strategy and What It Should Look Like

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

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

We are disappointed to see that this executive order is mostly a plan for the government to make a plan, not the private sector-led, actionable agenda that the country actually needs to address its most pressing cyber threats.

Trump Administration Cybersecurity Order Is “Plan for a Government Plan,” Not the Private Sector-Led, Actionable Agenda the Country Needs

Trump Administration Cybersecurity Order Is "Plan for a Government Plan," Not the Private Sector-Led, Actionable Agenda the Country Needs

In testimony before the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, ITIF’s Daniel Castro discusses the importance of artificial intelligence to the U.S. economy and how best to govern it.

Digital Decision-Making: The Building Blocks of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

Daniel Castro writes in The Hill that a relatively simple step that Congress could take to jump-start cybersecurity in the fledgling Internet of Things is to require companies to publish a security policy.

To Do: Enumerate Plans to Use AI to Improve Cyber Resilience

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To Do: Pass the AI Incident Reporting and Security Enhancement Act

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