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 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

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 117th Congress was the most AI-focused congressional session in history with 130 AI bills proposed, so it is a good moment to take stock of U.S. AI policy accomplishments to date and identify areas where there is room for continued progress.

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Congress should direct the Economic Development Administration to encourage state governments to foster AI industry development.

To Do: Encourage States to Foster AI Industry Development

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

The recent White House-sponsored conference on AI Aspirations earlier this month provided an optimistic vision for how AI could drive progress in various sectors. The breadth of the topics covered at the conference demonstrated the potential for the public sector to address important societal challenges using AI. With growing awareness of the potential benefits of AI, it is time for the federal government to create a national AI adoption strategy to accelerate its deployment.

Policymakers Should Focus on Turning AI Aspirations Into Reality 

Realizing the benefits of AI requires more than just public and private investments in the development of this technology; the United States also needs a multipronged national AI adoption strategy to ensure these opportunities are translated into all the areas where they can make a positive difference in people’s lives.

To Do: Create a National Roadmap for AI Adoption

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