IBM CEO urges the Trump administration to increase — not cut — federal AI R&D funding

Like many leaders in tech, Arvind Krishna, the CEO of IBM, thinks federal R&D funding for AI and related technologies should be increased — not the other way around. “We have been an extremely strong advocate — and this is both the company and me personally — on that federally funded R&D should be increased,” Kirshna said in an interview with TechCrunch. “That’s the position, which is unequivocal, and we strongly believe in that.” President Donald Trump and his cabinet have sought to make deep cuts to federal grantmaking and scientific research programs in pursuit of a far different set of priorities than previous administrations. In recent weeks, a key federal office for AI research, the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP), has been hit by steep budget reductions. Meanwhile, scores of staffers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Science Foundation (NSF), which houses TIP, have found themselves on the chopping block. In ... Read full article.