CSET Founding Director Jason Matheny testified before the House Budget Committee for its hearing, "Machines, Artificial Intelligence, & the Workforce: Recovering and Readying Our Economy for the Future." Dr. Matheny's full testimony as prepared for delivery can be found below.

Plus, the White House announces funding for AI institutes, new chips are unveiled and NIST defines explainable AI

Plus, China introduces policies to support chipmakers, tech companies criticize visa restrictions, and facial recognition legislation introduced

Plus, New Zealand’s Algorithm Charter, the House Intel Authorization Act and ODNI’s AI principles.

Plus, bills introduced to increase AI talent in DOD and fund the semiconductor industry, and a discussion of bias in AI

Plus, cloud computing bill introduced, semiconductor industry association lobbies for $37B, and bill to advance AI research introduced

American chip companies depend on foreign graduates and workers, write Remco Zwetsloot and Will Hunt. New large-scale immigration restrictions, if successful, will hamstring efforts to bring home advanced semiconductor manufacturing.

Plus, JAIC awards $800M to Booz Allen, Schumer proposes $100B for emerging tech, and deepfake detection bill advances

Plus, Nvidia purchases Mellanox, MIT ends collaboration with iFlyTek, and JAIC requests information on testing and evaluation

China seeks to develop an indigenous semiconductor industry. It is in the strategic interest of the United States and democratic friends for China to remain reliant on them for state-of-the-art computer chips, especially as Beijing invests heavily in advanced chips.