AI for America Launches New Video Series

Jul 16, 2024

Washington, D.C. – AI for America, TechNet’s initiative to educate the public about how AI is being used to improve lives, grow the economy, and enhance safety, announced a new video series aimed at providing viewers with insights into how AI is transforming specific business sectors and everyday life.

The first video in the series, released today across AI for America’s social media channels, features Ashok Srivastava, Intuit’s Chief Data Officer. Srivastava discusses how small business owners are leveraging AI to level the playing field, accelerate growth, and focus on core business aspects.

“Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy and have led to the creation of two out of every three jobs added in the U.S. over the past 25 years,” said TechNet President and CEO Linda Moore. “AI is not only enabling small businesses to streamline their operations and focus more on growth; it is also providing them with access to analytical tools and capabilities previously only available to large companies. Intuit plays a major role in providing small businesses with new AI-driven capabilities, so we were very excited to partner with them on the campaign’s first video.”

“The campaign’s new video series will shed light on the many ways AI is being used to improve lives, accelerate innovation, and build a more prosperous and sustainable future for all Americans,” said Moore. “By focusing on specific use cases and having credible experts and everyday people illustrate the many benefits of AI, we hope to provide viewers with a more in-depth understanding of how AI is being used responsibly to improve lives, solve societal challenges, and help businesses grow.”

“Artificial intelligence is one of the most revolutionary capabilities available to small business owners,” said Ashok Srivastava. “Artificial intelligence can analyze invoices, bills, and payments to predict future cash flows. This helps small businesses make the best use of their cash and ensures their success.”

About AI for America

AI for America aims to educate the public about how AI improves lives, grows the economy, and enhances safety. The initiative combines coalition building, advocacy, social media outreach, and traditional media efforts funded by TechNet—a national bipartisan network of innovation economy CEOs and senior executives advocating for public policies that position the United States as a leader in innovation.

Launched in 2023 with an ad campaign titled “What If” in Washington D.C., highlighting how AI addresses significant challenges while stressing responsible development. The initiative expanded this year with another ad called “This is AI,” showcasing how AI helps work smarter and live longer.

In April 2024, TechNet and AI for America hosted a panel discussion with The Hill on advancing America's leadership in AI policy. Participants included Kent Walker from Google; Kerry McLean from Intuit; Michael Kratsios from Scale AI; Rahul Sood from Pindrop; Ed Knight from Nasdaq; among others.

In February 2024, they sponsored an event with The Washington Post discussing current efforts governing AI's innovative uses critical for America's global competitiveness featuring leaders like U.S. Representative Anna Eshoo (D-CA).

AI for America's website showcases examples across various sectors including healthcare agriculture education transportation energy national security detailing how AI solves societal challenges expands equitable access improves product innovation security Information also available via social media channels Facebook X YouTube LinkedIn Instagram