Bill Text: HI SR44 | 2019 | Regular Session | Amended


Bill Title: Requesting The Hawaii Tourism Authority To Convene A Global Artificial Intelligence Summit In 2020.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-27 - Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. [SR44 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2019-SR44-Amended.html

THE SENATE

S.R. NO.

44

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE RESOLUTION

 

 

REQUESTING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO CONVENE A GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SUMMIT IN 2020.

 

 


     WHEREAS, artificial intelligence is on track to be one of history's most impactful scientific advances; and

 

     WHEREAS, artificial intelligence is intelligence demonstrated by machines, wherein machines mimic human cognitive functions like learning and problem solving; and

 

     WHEREAS, the benefits of artificial intelligence currently outweigh its costs; and

 

     WHEREAS, advances in science are being used to benefit fields as diverse as trucking, medical diagnosis, and finance; and

 

     WHEREAS, however, many experts warn of the dangers associated with artificial intelligence, such as autonomous weapons, social manipulation, and invasion of personal privacy; and

 

     WHEREAS, the United States and other nations should examine the best ways to integrate and approach artificial intelligence to leverage its advantages and prepare against potential harm; and

 

     WHEREAS, due to its central Pacific location and close proximity to Asia, Hawaii is an ideal place to host a global summit on artificial intelligence; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2019, that the Hawaii Tourism Authority, in collaboration with the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, is requested to convene a global artificial intelligence summit to be held in 2020; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the purpose of the summit shall be to gather experts from around the world to discuss innovations in artificial intelligence technologies and share and develop practical applications for artificial intelligence technologies; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hawaii Tourism Authority, and Executive Director of the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation.

Report Title: 

Hawaii Tourism Authority; Artificial Intelligence; Global Summit; AI

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