Artificial intelligence is on the march. But is government ready?
There have been recent calls for Congress to revive the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), including by think tanks such as the R Street Institute and by politicians including Senator Elizabeth Warren. An OTA would help educate members of Congress on relevant technology issues including artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, big data, crypto-currencies, cybersecurity, robotics and related topics, meaning there would be fewer wasted hearings (like the Facebook hearings).
