In mid-January, OpenAI released an Economic Blueprint outlining policy proposals to enable American leadership in AI development. Along with guidance on testing frontier models for national security risks and suggestions on how the U.S. can take the lead in establishing international standards for AI regulation, the blueprint also focused on funding. The blueprint points to “an estimated $175 billion sitting in global funds awaiting investment in AI projects,” and notes that China is competing strongly for this funding as well. Shortly after the OpenAI blueprint was released, President Trump announced the Stargate Project, which aims to invest up to $500 billion in AI infrastructure in the U.S. It is clear […]
Computing Community Consortium Blog
The goal of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is to catalyze the computing research community to debate longer range, more audacious research challenges; to build consensus around research visions; to evolve the most promising visions toward clearly defined initiatives; and to work with the funding organizations to move challenges and visions toward funding initiatives. The purpose of this blog is to provide a more immediate, online mechanism for dissemination of visioning concepts and community discussion/debate about them.
Securing America’s Future in AI: Why More Funding for Academic Research is Critical, In Addition to Continued Funding for Industry
February 13th, 2025 / in CCC / by Catherine GillNCSA’s DeltaAI Supercomputer is Up and Running, and Director William Gropp Wants You to Use It
February 11th, 2025 / in CCC / by Catherine GillIn November of 2024, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) launched the DeltaAI supercomputer. The system, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through nearly $30 million in awards, is designed to advance data and memory-intensive AI and HPC research applications – but is also meant to support anyone needing to use GPUs, even those running PyTorch who need just one GPU. The system utilizes the GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip, which incorporates NVIDIA’s new Grace processor and H100 GPU, affording the supercomputer approximately 30 petaflops of double precision and 900 petaflops of half precision. In comparison to the average laptop, which might have several hundred gigaflops of double […]
Final Call for CCC Council Nominations
February 10th, 2025 / in Announcements, CCC / by Catherine GillThis Friday, February 14 is your last chance to nominate yourself or a colleague to be a CCC Council member for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2025 and concluding June 30, 2028. Read more here. To nominate someone, please please fill out this form with the following information: Name, email and affiliation Research areas Previous service to the computing research community Nominee webpage Description of why the nominee would be a great addition Name and contact information of recommenders CCC does accept nominations year round, however for yourself or a colleague to be considered for a term beginning in 2025, you must submit by the deadline this Friday. […]
Call for CCC Council Member Nominations
January 22nd, 2025 / in CCC / by Catherine GillThank you to everyone who has nominated a colleague or nominated themselves for the opportunity to be a CCC Council member for the three-year term beginning July 1, 2025 and concluding June 30, 2028. Read more here. As a reminder, nominations are open through 11:59pm EST on Friday, February 14, 2025. To nominate someone, please fill out this form with the following information: Name, email and affiliation Demographic information (gender identity, ethnicity and race) Research areas Previous service to the computing research community Nominee webpage Description of why the nominee would be a great addition Name and contact information of recommenders If you have any questions, please direct […]
CCC and CRA-I Respond to NTIA Request for Comment on Ethical Guidelines for Research Using Pervasive Data
January 21st, 2025 / in Requests for Information / by Haley GriffinLast week, CCC, in collaboration with CRA-Industry, submitted a Response to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Department of Commerce’s Request for Comments: Ethical Guidelines for Research Using Pervasive Data. The response was written by Nazanin Andalibi (University of Michigan), David Danks (University of California, San Diego), Haley Griffin (Computing Research Association), Mary Lou Maher (Computing Research Association), Jessica McClearn (Google), Chinasa T. Okolo (The Brookings Institution), Manish Parashar (University of Utah), Jessica Pater (Parkview Health), Katie Siek (Indiana University), Tammy Toscos (Parkview Health), Helen V. Wright (Computing Research Association), and Pamela Wisniewski (Vanderbilt University). The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) was seeking, “public input on the […]
CCC Responds to NSF Request for Comment on Proposed Intellectual Property Options
February 12th, 2025 / in CCC, Requests for Information / by Catherine GillIn December 2024, the National Science Foundation (NSF) released a Request for Comments (RFC) seeking public input to inform the adoption of new Intellectual Property (IP) provisions that the agency intends to use in future public-private partnerships. CCC is very pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to this crucial conversation because effective IP management is essential for translating research into real world impact, and fair ownership policies are necessary to effectively engage all involved parties. Below is a breakdown of some key considerations that CCC members suggested to improve the implementation of the suggested IP provisions: The Importance of University Input Researchers at US universities make up a significant […]