As the worldwide AI gold rush continues apace, the United States government continues to signal an urgent need for American leadership in this still-murky field. Yesterday, President Trump signed a new executive order outlining what the administration calls the Genesis Mission, an initiative that seeks to spur a nationwide effort to make the U.S. the world leader in AI technology and its practical application.
The White House's press release emphasizes the importance of its existing AI Action Plan, and compares the scale of its effort to the Manhattan Project, the initiative that produced the atomic bomb during World War II.
