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Artificial intelligence systems use machine and human-based inputs to\u2014\n(A) perceive real and virtual environments;\n(B) abstract such perceptions into models through analysis in an automated manner; and\n(C) use model inference to formulate options for information or action.\n(4)\nCommunity college\nThe term \u201ccommunity college\u201d means a public institution of higher education at which the highest degree that is predominantly awarded to students is an associate\u2019s degree, including 2-year Tribal Colleges or Universities under\nsection 1059c of title 20\n(5)\nInitiative\nThe term \u201cInitiative\u201d means the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative established under\nsection 9411(a) of this title\n(6)\nInitiative Office\nThe term \u201cInitiative Office\u201d means the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office established under\nsection 9412(a) of this title\n(7)\nInstitute\nThe term \u201cInstitute\u201d means an Artificial Intelligence Research Institute described in\nsection 9431(b)(2) of this title\n(8)\nInstitution of higher education\nThe term \u201cinstitution of higher education\u201d has the meaning given the term in section 1001 and\nsection 1002(c) of title 20\n(9)\nInteragency Committee\nThe term \u201cInteragency Committee\u201d means the interagency committee established under\nsection 9413(a) of this title\n(10)\nK-12 education\nThe term \u201cK-12 education\u201d means elementary school and secondary school education provided by local educational agencies, as such agencies are defined in\nsection 7801 of title 20\n(11)\nMachine learning\nThe term \u201cmachine learning\u201d means an application of artificial intelligence that is characterized by providing systems the ability to automatically learn and improve on the basis of data or experience, without being explicitly programmed.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t15/s9401.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t15/s9401","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f9401."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In this chapter:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t15/s9401/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Advisory Committee"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cAdvisory Committee\u201d means the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee established under ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 9414(a) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t15/s9414/a","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t15/s9401/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Agency head"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cagency head\u201d means the head of any Executive agency (as defined in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 105 of title 5","href":"/us/usc/t5/s105","tail":")."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t15/s9401/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Artificial intelligence"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The term \u201cartificial intelligence\u201d means a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments. 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