Trump administration to propose doubling of funding for AI, Quantum R&D

The White House said last year that investment in AI is "critical to creating the industries of the future, like autonomous cars, industrial robots, algorithms for disease diagnosis, and more."

The White House on Monday will propose a big jump in US government spending on artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum information sciences research and development in its 2021 budget proposal, two people briefed on the plan said. The Trump administration wants Congress to double spending on AI R&D funding from $973 million to nearly $2 billion by 2022 and to double spending on quantum information sciences spending to $860 million within two years.

Michael Kratsios, a White House adviser and US chief technology officer, declined to confirm the figures but said in a statement that the budget will "ensure America continues