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Senate bill looks to boost AI talent in government
Students studying AI would receive scholarships upon agreeing to work in the public sector to start.
White House pushes civilian agencies to use trustworthy AI in new executive order
The order borrows heavily from principles already established by the defense and intelligence communities, extending them to those outside the national security space.
Army and Howard University team up for AI center of excellence
The $7.5 million partnership will establish fellowships and scholarships to research civilian applications for AI and multi-domain military operations.
Tech workers don’t hate the military that much — most don’t even really care
A new study deals a blow to the narrative that Silicon Valley doesn't want to work with the Military.
AI Caucus could help generate support for much-needed legislation
Rep. Jerry McNerney believes educating Congress could pave the way for bills like his AI in Government Act of 2020.
Universities told to prepare all students for AI-driven future
AI is increasingly used in all sectors and universities should prepare students to apply it to their future work.
‘Incremental changes’ not enough for AI workforce development, commission tells Congress
Congress also heard about a digital reserve corps idea and other recommendation to take "bold" action on building an AI workforce.
UT Austin launches $20M machine learning research institute
From optimizing transportation to applications in fighting COVID-19, the new institute includes a national laboratory hoped to encourage interdisciplinary research.
Hurd and Kelly propose new workforce AI strategy
Reps. Hurd and Kelly published an AI workforce white paper a year in the making that recommends a "re-imagining" of education to be a life-long pursuit to close the AI skills gap.