AI
Tech Industry Tried Reducing AI Bias. Now Trump Wants to End Its 'Woke AI' Efforts
The U.S. Commerce Department has deleted mentions of AI fairness, safety and 'responsible AI' in its appeal for collaboration.
UC Santa Barbara
U.S. Progress on AI and Quantum Computing Will Best China, Says CTO Michael Kratsios
WASHINGTON, February 21, 2020 – U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios expressed confidence in the supremacy of the U.S.’s artificial intelligence and quantum computing programs over China’s, in a talk at the Hudson Institute on Thursday. United States research on AI and quantum computing fe
FCC
Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Subject of Debate at Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on the Future
WASHINGTON, January 16, 2020 – Senators raised a grab bag of concerns about broadband mapping, the digital divide, spectrum sharing and online misinformation at a Wednesday hearing featuring top government officials in the communications and technology industries. Democrat-appointed Federal Communic
CTA
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Announces AV 4.0, a New Set of Federal Principles for Self-Driving Cars
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Wednesday announced Automated Vehicles 4.0, a set of guiding policy principles for self-driving technology at CES 2020 in Las Vegas. AV 4.0 is a joint initiative with the White House, said Chao, who said that the federal government is “all in” for safer, bette
NTCA
ReConnect, a Long-Awaited Agriculture Department Broadband Program, Unveiled by Secretary Sonny Perdue
WASHINGTON, December 13, 2018 – The Agriculture Department on Thursday unveiled the details of is $600 million broadband loan and grant program – dubbed “ReConnect” – and which was originally called for by appropriations legislation passed in March. “High-speed internet e-Connectivity is a necessity
White House
White House Announces Artificial Intelligence Summit Gathering Academia, Business and Government
WASHINGTON, May 8, 2018 — The White House on Tuesday announced it would hold an Artificial Intelligence summit, which will “bring together over 100 senior government officials, technical experts from top academic institutions, heads of industrial research labs, and American business leaders who are
OSTP
White House Will Host 25 Technology Founders and CEOs Thursday to Discuss 5G, Broadband and the Economy
WASHINGTON, June 21, 2017 — The White House on Thursday plans to continue its “tech week” by hosting a group of 25 technology company founders and CEOs to meet with Trump Administration officials on new technologies and promoting economic progress, Deputy Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios sa
