President Putin’s explicit declaration that the country that makes progress in artificial intelligence will rule the world has launched a new race for dominance. In this era of cognitive competition and total automation, every country understands that it must rapidly adopt AI or go bust. To stay competitive a country must have a strategy. But how should a government proceed? What areas it must focus on? Where should it even start? This book provides answers to these important, yet pertinent, questions and more. Presenting the viewpoints of global experts and thought leaders on key issues relating to AI and government policies, this book directs us to the future.

“A timely book on a critical issue. The future of any government should include its ability to adopt and embrace the AI revolution. This book supports this vision.” —Tanice (TK) Gonsalves, President of WTI, Washington DC

“The government now recognizes that intelligent automation (AI and RPA) are the key strategies for national security and development. The question remains “how to do it” effectively. This book takes a strategic perspective and focuses on a national strategy for AI.” —Michael McGeehan, Blue Prism, Executive Director of Strategy and Business Development – Public Sector, Washington, DC

Professor Al (Ali) Naqvi founded the first artificial intelligence business school, the American Institute of Artificial  Intelligence, in Washington DC. He is the editor of the Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Business, Policy, and Economy and has designed several products using deep neural networks.

J. Mark Munoz is a professor of international business at Millikin University in Illinois, and a former visiting fellow at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He has authored/edited/co-edited over twenty books.