Dr. Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO and NSCAI Chairman, announced in a tweet that the final National Commission on Artificial Intelligence report is out. The NSCAI began its review in March 2019, and this is its final report for the president and Congress.
Two years and many thousands of hours later: the final National Commission on Artificial Intelligence report is here: Please read for where we are and what we need to do. I am so proud of the team and of this work! https://t.co/NW7UlPHvv3
— Eric Schmidt (@ericschmidt) March 1, 2021
According to an article on CNBC, the 756 page report by the National Security Commission on AI (NSCAI) warns that:
- China could soon replace the U.S. as the world’s “AI superpower” and said there are serious military implications to consider.
- AI systems will be used in the “pursuit of power” and that “AI will not stay in the domain of superpowers or the realm of science fiction.”
- President Biden needs to reject calls for a global ban on highly controversial AI-powered autonomous weapons, saying that China and Russia are unlikely to keep to any treaty they sign.
The 15 members of the commission include technologists, national security professionals, business executives and academic leaders. Among them are Amazon’s next CEO, Andy Jassy, Oracle CEO Safra Catz, Microsoft Chief Scientific Officer Eric Horvitz and Google Cloud AI chief Andrew Moore.
Final Report: National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence
The mandate of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence’s (NSCAI) is 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.”
This Final Report presents the NSCAI’s strategy for winning the artificial intelligence era. The 16 chapters in the Main Report provide topline conclusions and recommendations. The accompanying Blueprints for Action outline more detailed steps that the U.S. Government should take to implement the recommendations.
