JSA was featured on PBS NewsHour!
- Jump-Starting America
- Oct 10, 2019
- 1 min read
The U.S. government spends about 0.7 percent of GDP on scientific research and development, down from 2 percent in the 1960s. Less investment means fewer chances for breakthroughs like the weapon-seeking robots that saved thousands of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan -- and created a new consumer products category. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on an effort to jump-start public R&D.
This segment aired on August 29th, 2019 and features:
Jump-Starting America
Authors Jonathan Gruber and Simon Johnson
The City of Rochester, New York (ranked #1 in the JSA Technology Hub Index System)
iRobot, the robotics company based in Bedford, Massachusetts
Colin Angle, iRobot CEO
Jennifer Leonard, CEO of the Rochester Area Community Foundation
AIM Photonics Institute, a public-private partnership and part of the Manufacturing USA network
Terry Clas, former Kodak executive
Yasaman Soudagar, Founder and CEO at Neurescence Inc.
It’s wild to think we’ve dropped from 2% to 0.7% of GDP on R&D—those weapon-seeking robots are a perfect example of what we lose. I’ve been digging into how public labs spin out tech like this, and the data on https://3mf-to-stl.org
That 0.7% stat is sobering—especially when you think about how many lifesaving breakthroughs came from that earlier 2% investment. I’ve been digging into the JSA model myself and it’s a refreshing counter to the usual funding doom-loop. https://2d-to-3d.org
That 0.7% stat is sobering—especially when you think about how many life-saving breakthroughs came from that earlier 2% investment. I've been using https://aiphoto-app.com
That 0.7% stat is sobering—especially when you think about how many life-saving breakthroughs came from that old 2% era. Really hope this jump-start effort gets some traction. I've been following a similar initiative over at https://image-to-video.org
That 0.7% stat is sobering when you think about the robot tech that came out of DARPA’s funding—it’s wild how a single breakthrough can ripple into consumer products. I’ve been following the JSA team’s work since they started, and seeing them get this kind of mainstream spotlight feels long overdue. Check out their project breakdown https://video-to-video-ai.com