Artificial intelligence is everywhere, and it poses a monumental problem for those who should monitor and regulate it. At what point in development and deployment should government agencies step in? Can the abundant industries that use AI control themselves? Will these companies allow us to peer under the hood of their applications? Can we develop artificial intelligence sustainably, test it ethically and deploy it responsibly?

Such questions cannot fall to a single agency or type of oversight. AI is used one way to create a chatbot, it is used another way to mine the human body for possible drug targets, and it is used yet another way to control a self-driving car. And each has as much potential to harm as it does to help. We recommend that all U.S. agencies come together quickly to finalize cross-agency rules to ensure the safety of these applications; at the same time, they must carve out specific recommendations that apply to the industries that fall under their purview.