Federal AI R&D Investments Report 2016-2019

The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development program's report details Federal R&D investments and activities in artificial intelligence from 2016 to 2019. It addresses challenges outlined in the National AI R&D Strategic Plan, covering topics like Ethics, Defense, Health, and Economy. The document is a PDF report, with specific data dimensions like row and column counts unavailable.

Use Cases

• Analyze Federal AI investment trends across Defense, Health, and Economy sectors mentioned in the report's tags.
• Benchmark agency AI activities against the ethical and collaboration principles highlighted in the document.
• Map the progression of AI R&D program information from 2016 to 2019 as reported to address strategic plan challenges.

Strengths

• Report originates from the Executive Office of the President's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development program, a high-level authoritative source.
• Covers a defined four-year time range from 2016 to 2019, providing a multi-year perspective on AI policy.
• Addresses a wide scope of AI topics as indicated by tags including Ethics, Defense, Health, and Information.

Limitations

• Core data is presented in a narrative PDF format, lacking structured, machine-readable tabular data (e.g., rows, columns) for quantitative analysis.
• The report's content is specific to U.S. Federal government activities, limiting direct applicability to commercial or international AI R&D analysis.
• Information is several years old, with the underlying data covering events up to 2019, though the metadata was updated in 2025.

Provenance

Source

Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD), Executive Office of the President

Collection Method

Compiled program information and activity reports from Federal agencies.

Time Range

2016-2019

Freshness

Metadata last updated 2025-05-14; report content covers 2016-2019.

Geography

United States (Federal government focus)