CIV: Artificial Intelligence Research and Education (Title LIV, Sec. 5401)
Orders the Director of the NSF to fund AI research and education activities to include competitive awards, grants, or prize competitions for institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations that specifically will contribute to the development of trustworthy AI and other scientific discovery and societal challenges.
In addition to funding research grants for K-12 and postsecondary education, the NSF will establish faculty recruitment fellowships and faculty technology ethics fellowships for eligible institutions of higher education to recruit and retain tenure-track or tenured faculty in AI and related fields, social and behavioral sciences, ethics, law, and related fields to develop new research projects and partnerships in technology ethics. The Director is further empowered to establish national AI centers of excellence to develop and disseminate educational curricula related to AI, AI-related certifications for 2-year programs, and interdisciplinary science and engineering research for employment-based adult learning and career retraining programs.
I flag this one as relevant to funding for organizations like MIRI and new positions for research and advocacy to anyone interested in making it their career. These positions are likely to only be open to people with traditional qualifications, so consolation prize for those who fear they wasted years studying the wrong thing.
CIV: Artificial Intelligence Research and Education (Title LIV, Sec. 5401)
Orders the Director of the NSF to fund AI research and education activities to include competitive awards, grants, or prize competitions for institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations that specifically will contribute to the development of trustworthy AI and other scientific discovery and societal challenges.
In addition to funding research grants for K-12 and postsecondary education, the NSF will establish faculty recruitment fellowships and faculty technology ethics fellowships for eligible institutions of higher education to recruit and retain tenure-track or tenured faculty in AI and related fields, social and behavioral sciences, ethics, law, and related fields to develop new research projects and partnerships in technology ethics. The Director is further empowered to establish national AI centers of excellence to develop and disseminate educational curricula related to AI, AI-related certifications for 2-year programs, and interdisciplinary science and engineering research for employment-based adult learning and career retraining programs.
I flag this one as relevant to funding for organizations like MIRI and new positions for research and advocacy to anyone interested in making it their career. These positions are likely to only be open to people with traditional qualifications, so consolation prize for those who fear they wasted years studying the wrong thing.