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IBM CEO urges the Trump administration to increase — not cut — federal AI R&D funding
Like many leaders in tech, Arvind Krishna, the CEO of IBM, thinks federal R&D funding for AI and related technologies should be increased — not the other way around.
President Donald Trump and his cabinet have sought to make deep cuts to federal grantmaking and scientific research programs in pursuit of a far different set of priorities than previous administrations. In recent weeks, a key federal office for AI research, the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP), has been hit by steep budget reductions. In its proposed budget for fiscal year 2026, the Trump administration is calling on Congress to slash over half of the NSF’s funding, eliminating what it describes as wasteful and “woke” spending.
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