Even so, some people within the government are concerned that the nation risks falling behind because it lacks a unified AI policy.
AI policy refers to national strategies like the U.S.’s American AI Initiative and Canada’s Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, which implement whole-government efforts to promote technological innovation.
One factor is the number of countries that have outstripped Israel with the funding they’ve set aside for AI research.
The Innovation Authority previously pegged the total shortage of skilled workers at about 15,000.
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