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He claims the US government isn't investing in AI. That's false. They're investing in AI, they just aren't giving any money to Google. What would the governm

He claims the US government isn't investing in AI. That's false. They're investing in AI, they just aren't giving any money to Google. What would the government do with an AI tuned for advertising? This is likely just Schmidt complaining about not getting free money from the government for once. Besides, it seems like Google is investing plenty of their own money into AI research without the government needing to contribute. What will kill the US in AI research is when the government starts slapping export controls on everything and preventing foreign nationals from doing top level AI research in the US. Then all the talent will go to other countries.

jessriedel 9y ago
What US govt investments are you referring to?
- olympus 9y ago
  There is literally millions, and probably billions of dollars of spending that the military, NSA, and other agencies have put towards AI. Just about every military system with a computer has an effort to get some sort of AI onboard to decrease the workload of the operators and increase the effectiveness of the system. There are cognitive radios that aim to be jam-proof and make better use of the spectrum, smart ship management systems, adaptive self defense systems for jets, etc. The NSA uses AI to filter large amounts of data before a person ever sees it. The government is spending tons of money on AI, but many projects are classified and you aren't going to hear Lockheed bragging about how much money they are getting to upgrade their ships/tanks/jets with AI.
chriskanan 9y ago
The US government has been investing in AI, but that spending has been relatively flat compared to China. China is increasing its spending in AI each year and has been advertising that they aim to be number one in AI. They are even adding AI to pre-college education. https://www.ft.com/content/856753d6-8d31-11e7-a352-e46f43c5825d https://www.ft.com/content/856753d6-8d31-11e7-a352-e46f43c58...

jessriedel 9y ago

What US govt investments are you referring to?

olympus 9y ago
There is literally millions, and probably billions of dollars of spending that the military, NSA, and other agencies have put towards AI. Just about every military system with a computer has an effort to get some sort of AI onboard to decrease the workload of the operators and increase the effectiveness of the system. There are cognitive radios that aim to be jam-proof and make better use of the spectrum, smart ship management systems, adaptive self defense systems for jets, etc. The NSA uses AI to filter large amounts of data before a person ever sees it. The government is spending tons of money on AI, but many projects are classified and you aren't going to hear Lockheed bragging about how much money they are getting to upgrade their ships/tanks/jets with AI.

chriskanan 9y ago

The US government has been investing in AI, but that spending has been relatively flat compared to China. China is increasing its spending in AI each year and has been advertising that they aim to be number one in AI. They are even adding AI to pre-college education. https://www.ft.com/content/856753d6-8d31-11e7-a352-e46f43c5825d https://www.ft.com/content/856753d6-8d31-11e7-a352-e46f43c58...