The development of artificial intelligence is being supported by public economic support, in addition to private investment.
Artificial intelligence is around us, in full operation for years. The ATMs of the banks themselves have this technology, at a basic level, implanted in their system. Although there is a general tendency to think that it is private companies that drive research in this field, the truth is that governments are increasingly realizing that it is necessary to support artificial intelligence projectsbecause it is a technology that will be omnipresent in the future.
The European Commission it has a research and innovation program in robotics, which aims to invest around 2,500 million euros in the next seven years. This figure comes in part from the governments participating in the program, as well as from private companies, to which 750 million is added by the European Commission itself. The objective is to invest in all sectors of robotics, from industrial to domestic, through the rest of applications.
Without leaving Europe, in the United Kingdom a group called Robotics and Autonomous Systems Initiative has been created, within which the Northern Robotics Network is framed, which has launched a three-year plan to stimulate the development of artificial intelligence and robotics through new projects. The governments of the northern regions of the United Kingdom have funded the initiative with the equivalent of 12 million euros.
The government of United States already announced in 2011 the investment of $ 500 million in automation and robotics. He has also promoted the creation of regional research and development centers to work on artificial intelligence and the improvement of manufacturing methods.
In Japan a five-year plan called the Robot Revolution Initiative is underway to giving robotics a boost in everything that has to do with the economic and social life of the Japanese. More than 200 entities are involved in this program, including companies and universities, but also government agencies.
Without leaving Asia China they are about to start a new five-year plan, which in this case will focus on automation and robotics. Your efforts will be directed above all to the industrial and manufacturing sector. South Korea it is another country whose government has been concerned about the development of artificial intelligence. Will be allocated $ 2.7 billion for existing robotics business to increase sales. At the same time, investment in machines for rescue operations will be enhanced.
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