Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with a delegation of U.S. House Democrats in Jerusalem on Monday, during which he mentioned his goal of making Israel one of the world’s foremost powers in the realm of Artificial Intelligence.

“The fundamental change is the geometric pace of technological change which is bound to have fundamental effects on our society, on our economies, on our foreign relations, on our security,” Netanyahu told the US delegation.

“I’ve committed to have [Israel] become one of the five cyber powers. AI is much, much, much bigger. The hype is not hype. It’s real.”

Netanyahu said the future belongs to free and innovative societies that should cooperate to ensure their citizens will receive the benefits of this new technology.

“I think in this regard, and in many other regards, Israel has no better ally than the United States and the United States has no better ally than Israel. We are the innovation society,” the prime minister added.

Netanyahu has mentioned his desire to make Israel a world leader in AI in the past, most recently in an interview with Lex Fridman on July 12.

During the podcast, Fridman asked Netanyahu to describe his vision and understanding of the new technology…Source – Read More!