(Redmond, WA, Wednesday, April 15, 2020) – Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a part of our daily lives and there is a need for people across the U.S. to understand it, have access to it and have a voice in how it is governed. A new book from tech expert and Microsoft’s Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott addresses this topic.

In Reprogramming the American Dream: From Rural America to Silicon Valley – Making AI Serve US All, Kevin Scott argues the key is that government leaders must implement “policies that not only prevent or discourage the negative consequences of bad AI, but more importantly, incent and accelerate the benefits of good AI.”

Kevin can speak about rural broadband in his book, so if interested, he can speak to the importance of infrastructure, specifically the availability of broadband internet in rural communities, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Growing up poor in rural Virginia, Scott knows first-hand how automation and emerging tech can displace jobs. However, he also recognizes how technology, particularly AI “has the potential to create abundance and opportunity for everyone and to help solve some of the world’s most vexing problems. With proper safeguards, AI can be a tool that empowers us to do more of what makes us essentially human.”

Kevin Scott’s 20-year career in technology spans both academia and industry as researcher, engineer and leader. As the executive vice president and chief technology officer of Microsoft, Scott drives the company’s technical vision forward and is passionate about creating technologies that benefit everyone.