{"id":35360,"date":"2019-11-05T20:21:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T20:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/11\/05\/schumer-proposes-100b-tech-moon-shot-versus-china\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:52:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:52:58","slug":"schumer-proposes-100b-tech-moon-shot-versus-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2019\/11\/05\/schumer-proposes-100b-tech-moon-shot-versus-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer proposes $100B tech \u2018moon shot\u2019 versus China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 With an eye on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/home\/2018\/03\/15\/how-is-china-developing-ai-technology-so-much-faster-than-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">China<\/a>, the U.S. Senate\u2019s top Democrat is floating plans for a new, deep-pocketed agency to invest $100 billion into cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/it-networks\/2018\/07\/23\/the-best-piece-of-legislation-in-dc-is-about-quantum-computing\/\" target=\"_blank\">quantum computing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/unmanned\/robotics\/2019\/11\/01\/to-move-as-fast-as-animals-robots-will-need-to-get-softer\/\" target=\"_blank\">robotics<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2019\/08\/12\/pentagon-plans-to-ask-for-more-money-for-5g\/\" target=\"_blank\">fifth-generation networking known as 5G<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at a conference of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/artificial-intelligence\/2019\/08\/01\/national-security-commission-will-offer-big-ai-report-in-2021\/\" target=_blank>National Security Commission on Artificial Intellgence<\/a> on Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., floated his plans for a new technology-focused subsidiary of the National Science Foundation, which would work with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which would be the foundation\u2019s analogue within the Defense Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposed agency would invest $100 billion over five years into universities, companies or other specialized government agencies \u201cin the Defense Department or not,\u201d as well as individual academic researchers, Schumer explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis should not be a partisan issue, this is about the future of America, this should not be a political issue,\u201d he said. \u201cThis should be of the same importance as putting a man on the moon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To become law, the idea would have to pass Congress and get the president\u2019s signature. According to Schumer, his \u201cdiscussion draft\u201d has support from people close to President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., but it\u2019s \u201cthus far been unable to get their full-throated support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/artificial-intelligence\/2019\/07\/15\/national-security-commission-on-ai-meets-again\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Neuronal_activity_DARPA.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Why won\u2019t the National Security Commission share its thoughts on AI?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The classified briefings covered how to maintain U.S. competitive advantage in artificial intelligence and AI threats.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comments come as the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence \u2014 chartered by Congress and led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/techwatch\/2016\/03\/02\/google-executive-schmidt-to-head-new-dod-advisory-board\/\" target=_blank>Eric Schmidt<\/a>, the former head of Google parent Alphabet, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/intel-geoint\/2018\/01\/23\/bob-work-has-an-idea-to-improve-artificial-intelligence\/\" target=_blank>Bob Work<\/a>, the former deputy secretary of defense \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/artificial-intelligence\/2019\/11\/04\/5-concerns-the-us-must-tackle-to-compete-in-ai\/\" target=_blank>warned<\/a> there\u2019s too much red tape and not enough federal investment in research and development funding for computer science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe kind of research that needs to be done would have a long revenue stream,\u201d Schumer said. \u201cWe will do better than the Chinese government, dollar-for-dollar, in investing in AI, but if they outspend us 3-, 4-, 5-to-1 \u2015 which they are doing now \u2015 we\u2019ll fall behind in five or 10 years and rue the day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Invoking the space race of the 1960s, Schumer stressed that America must lead in AI innovation, particularly in comparison to China, which he said runs an oppressive surveillance state. America\u2019s top spot, he added, would to promote a future of privacy rights, individual liberty and democratic values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need to match and exceed their level of commitment,&#8221; Schumer said of China, \u201cwhich thus far we have not done.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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