Earlier this month The U.S. Air Force Chief Scientist’s inter-agency working group sent out a Request for Information (RFI) on unintended Artificial Intelligence (AI) bias. The group is delving into the critical issue of bias within AI and Machine Learning (ML) algorithms, with a primary emphasis on datasets. They are seeking to learn about these biases from academic institutions like minority serving institutions (MSIs) and historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), alongside industry, the federal government and other academic institutions. Despite the development of several tools aimed at identifying and addressing bias, such as the Department of Defense (DoD) Responsible AI toolkit, significant challenges persist in combating bias within AI […]

An interdisciplinary group of 50 researchers attended the third Artificial Intelligence/Operations Research (AI/OR) workshop in late March in Washington, DC. Presentations ranging from the opioid epidemic to integrating OR and AI through the optimization lens, discussing challenges that require collaboration between the two communities in Operations Research (OR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).  In 2021, the first AI/OR workshop was convened to establish the joint strategic vision. Researchers from the OR and AI communities presented on theories and applications and discussed ways to foster collaboration between the two communities and make it more widely accepted and promoted. “We needed to make sure that we get greater recognition for the researchers and […]

Last week, the CCC responded to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Request for Information on Dual Use Foundation Artificial Intelligence Models with Widely Available Model Weights. The CCC’s own Daniel Lopresti (CCC Chair and Lehigh University) and David Danks (CCC Executive Committee and University of California, San Diego) helped author this response along with several other members of the computing community. Markus Buehler (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Duncan Watson-Parris (University of California, San Diego), who both spoke at the CCC sponsored AAAS panel this year, titled, Generative AI in Science: Promises and Pitfalls, both contributed to the RFI response, along with Casey Fiesler (University of Colorado, Boulder), who […]

Today, April 1, 2024, the CCC submitted a response to the Department of Energy (DOE)’s Request for Information (RFI) Related to Responsibilities on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. In the solicitation, DOE sought advice on their plan to carry out some of the responsibilities outlined for them in the October Executive order (E.O.), “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence”. The RFI response was written by the following CCC Council Members and staff: Nadya Bliss (Arizona State University), Haley Griffin (CCC), Michela Taufer (University of Tennessee, Knoxville), and Adam Wierman (California Institute of Technology). The authors were impressed with the DOE’s list […]

Former CCC Council member, Suresh Venkatasubramanian, was recently featured in Fast Company article “How Suresh Venkatasubramanian helped write the White House’s framework for AI governance”. In 2021, Venkatasubramanian joined the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) as its assistant director for science and justice to think through all the risks that automation poses and limits that should be imposed on the technology. As part of his job, Venkatasubramanian coauthored the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, a broad framework for protecting people’s rights in the world of AI. Released last October, the Blueprint has had tangible effects on White House actions. Earlier this year, one section of […]

This is a final reminder to please submit your Challenge Problems which require collaboration between the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Operations Research (OR) disciplines by this Friday, September 15th at 11:59 pm ET. You can submit your ideas using this form. Selected submitters will be invited to participate at the 3rd AI/OR workshop to help shape the discussion of potential collaboration between these communities and overcome hurdles preventing collaborations.   For more information, please read the full challenge problem solicitation on our blog.