
US sets up science and technology advisory council
The new US administration is setting up a science and technology advisory council with a focus on AI, 5G and driverless cars.
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) will have 24 members, with representation from leading American scientists and technologists from industry, academia, and government and last for two years.
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The Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and the White House AI and ‘Crypto Czar’ will co-chair the group to provide advice and recommendations around the latest scientific discoveries and technological advancements.
This will look to draft regulatory and non-regulatory frameworks for areas such as autonomous driving systems, drones and nanotechnology, as well as accelerating research and collaboration through initiatives like the National AI Research Resource, spectrum auctions to unlock valuable frequencies for 5G and innovation, and investments in world-leading supercomputing systems. The US currently hosts the top 5 highest performance supercomputers in the world with El Capitan, Frontier and Aurora all at research labs funded by the US Department of Energy (DoE).
ARM-owner Softbank and OpenAI this week announced the Stargate project which aims to develop a network of AI datacentres across the US over the next four years with investment up to $500bn from Microsoft, Oracle and Nvidia.
The administration this week has also signed executive orders to cancel the Inflation Reduction Act and incentives for electric vehicle sales, but PCAST specifically mentions support from the DoE will be required.
