Innovation & Competitiveness
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Invention to Impact – NSF’s Technology Translation Programs
NSF’s technology translation programs provide researchers, entrepreneurs, and startups/small businesses with resources to overcome technological and adoption risks, ultimately becoming ready for the private capital marketplace.
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Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Science and Technology
Excerpts from Dr. Mehmood Khan's 6 March testimony before the House Science Committee on maintaining U.S. leadership in science and technology.
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White House Issues Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
On 11 February, President Trump signed an Executive Order giving guidance to federal agencies designed to accelerate America’s leadership in AI technology.
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GAO Enhances Science and Technology Advisory Role for Congress
The GAO has launched a new technology assessment team to better meet Congress’s growing need for information on science and technology issues.
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Defense Department Charts New Course on Artificial Intelligence
On 27 June, the Pentagon announced the creation of a new Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), dubbed “The Jake” by defense officials.
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Congress Seeks to Promote U.S. Leadership in Quantum Computing
On 26 June, House and Senate leaders introduced the National Quantum Initiative Act (H.R. 6227), bi-partisan legislation designed to accelerate and coordinate U.S. public and private quantum science research, standards, and workforce development, with the goal of giving the United States a competitive advantage vis-à-vis China and Europe.
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“AI” to “EI” – Moving from Fear to Flourishing in the Age of the Algorithm
It’s easy to get caught up in the idea that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be one of two things: our destroyer or our savior. It’s time to move beyond this dualistic narrative.
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Is It Real? Or Is It Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
Using AI in computer vision and human-computer interactions will have far-reaching implications. What does this mean for policy-makers?
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Three Reasons Why Trump is Backing Exascale Computing
President Donald Trump’s new federal budget proposal keeps the United States in the global race to build the first exascale supercomputer.
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What do Drones, Uber and HomeAway Have in Common?
Providers of innovative services, such as Uber, HomeAway and Airbnb, and innovative products, such as drones and autonomous vehicles, all need to pay serious attention to policy.