National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence

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NSCAI
National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence
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Formation2018; 4 years ago (2018)
PurposeReporting relationship between AI and US national security
HeadquartersWashington, DC., United States of America
Chairman
Dr. Eric Schmidt
Websitenscai.gov

The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) is an independent commission of the United States of America established in 2018 to make recommendations to the President and Congress to "advance the development of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and associated technologies to comprehensively address the national security and defense needs of the United States".

It issued its final report in March 2021, saying that the US is not sufficiently prepared to defend or compete against China in the AI era.[1][2][3]

Members[]

Dr. Eric Schmidt, chairman of the commission

The commission was chaired by Dr. Eric Schmidt former CEO and chairman of Google and later Alphabet Inc. and vice-chaired by former Deputy Secretary of Defense and Under Secretary of the Navy Robert O. Work.[1][2]

The commission is composed of 15 commissioners, including the chairman and Vice Chairman. Of the fifteen Commissioners, twelve were appointed by members of Congress, two were appointed by the Secretary of Defense, and one was appointed by the Secretary of Commerce.

Recommendations[]

The report's recommendations include:[4]

  • dramatically increasing non-defense federal spending on AI research and development, doubling every year from $2 billion in 2022, to $32 billion in 2026. That would bring it up to a level similar to spending on biomedical research
  • creation of a Digital Corps to bring skilled tech workers into government
  • founding of a Digital Service Academy: an accredited university providing subsidized education in exchange for a commitment to work for a time in government
  • include civil rights and civil liberty reports for new AI systems or major updates to existing systems
  • expanding allocations of employment-based green cards, and giving them to every AI PhD graduate from an accredited U.S. university
  • reforming the acquisition management system Department of Defense to make it faster and easier to introduce new technologies.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Shead, Sam (2021-03-02). "U.S. is 'not prepared to defend or compete in the A.I. era,' says expert group chaired by Eric Schmidt". CNBC. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  2. ^ a b "AI commission sees 'extraordinary' support to stand up tech-focused service academy". Federal News Network. 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  3. ^ "US must face artificial intelligence competition from China, report says". South China Morning Post. 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  4. ^ "National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence issues report on how to maintain U.S. dominance". VentureBeat. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  5. ^ Gould, Joe (2021-03-12). "Pentagon processes 'antithetical' to AI development, former Google CEO warns". C4ISRNET. Retrieved 2021-03-14.

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