White House Launches National AI Office

January 13, 2021 |Other U.S.

The White House launched a National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office to help ensure U.S. leadership in AI technology, it said in a news release Jan. 12. The office will oversee the national AI strategy and act as the “central hub” for AI research and federal policymaking across government agencies, including engagement with industry and academia. In October, the White House issued a national strategy on critical and emerging technologies to better synchronize agency policy efforts, including for AI technologies (see 2010150038). The new AI office within the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy comes as the Commerce Department works on export controls for AI and a range of emerging technologies (see 2101050018 and 2009170026).