The newly formed White House Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence announced Wednesday that it will begin updating the National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan. To kick off this task, the committee -- housed inside the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) at the Office of Science and Technology Policy -- has issued a request for information seeking feedback on "whether the strategic plan should be revised and, if so, the ways in which it may be improved." At the core of the committee's interest in updating the plan, which was first published in 2016, is the belief that AI technology has advanced significantly in the past two years, and that U.S. policy around the technology should follow suit. "Given the rapid pace of AI research, it is critical that U.S. R&D investments remain at the forefront of science and technology," OSTP deputy CTO Michael Kratsios said in a statement. "By updating our strategic plan for AI R&D, we help ensure that the United States continues to lead in cutting edge AI innovations that address the most pressing AI challenges of today."