In their Fortune.com op-ed, Miriam Vogel, President and CEO of EqualAI, and Dewey Murdick, Executive Director at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) argue that the U.S. must take immediate steps to maintain economic and geopolitical dominance amidst global competition, particularly with China’s $70 billion AI industry. They highlight two critical U.S. weaknesses: low AI literacy and the absence of systematic AI incident reporting systems.
Drawing parallels with aviation’s safety evolution, they propose an “AI flight data recorder” or “black box” and a national AI literacy initiative to empower citizens to track and learn from failures. These steps aim to foster public trust, enhance business competitiveness, and ensure the U.S. sets AI standards during a time of decisive global competition.
