Speaking to a house committee, Trump science advisor Michael Kratsios defended a proposed change that puts political appointees in charge of selecting grant proposals, and said $5 billion in fed funding will go to promoting AI in gov't science research. www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-...

U.S. pledges $5 billion to boost AI in government-backed scientific researchThe White House’s senior science adviser faced questions over research funding cuts from lawmakers on Wednesdaywww.scientificamerican.com