The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Science Foundation released a Request For Information (RFI) to gather public input on the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) implementation plan. This is following the announcement last month about the launch of the Task Force, which is mandated by Congress to study the feasibility of and develop a roadmap to implement a National AI Research Resource.
This RFI seeks input from a broad array of stakeholders on the topics set forth below. Comments from the public will be used to inform the Task Force’s consideration of options and the development of an implementation roadmap.
Responders are invited to provide answers to the following questions after reading the RFI:
- What options should the Task Force consider for any of roadmap elements A through I, and why?
- Which capabilities and services provided through the NAIRR should be prioritized?
- How can the NAIRR and its components reinforce principles of ethical and responsible research and development of AI, such as those concerning issues of racial and gender equity, fairness, bias, civil rights, transparency, and accountability?
- What building blocks already exist for the NAIRR, in terms of government, academic, or private-sector activities, resources, and services?
- What role should public-private partnerships play in the NAIRR? What exemplars could be used as a model?
- Where do you see limitations in the ability of the NAIRR to democratize access to AI R&D? And how could these limitations be overcome?
To be considered, responses and comments must be received via email to NAIRR-responses@nitrd.gov, no later than 11:59 p.m., EDT on September 1, 2021.
