The regular professional use of artificial intelligence (AI) has grown increasingly common in the past few years, and AI tools in the healthcare sector are no exception. The clinical use of AI has incredible potential, but it also requires a strong cognizance of the unique needs of patients and healthcare providers.  To that end, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), together with the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP/ONC), recently put out a request for information (RFI) on the advancement of AI use in clinical care. It asked what HHS can do to foster public trust and […]

The deployment of Automated Vehicles (AVs) promises to fundamentally change the way people travel, but its success hinges on tackling critical research gaps, as outlined in the recent response by the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) and Computing Research Association (CRA) to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Request for Information,  written by Gabrielle Allen (University of Wyoming), Haley Griffin (Computing Community Consortium/Computing Research Association), Ming Lin (University of Maryland), Manish Parashar (University of Utah), and Weisong Shi (University of Delaware). Read the RFI >>>   Here’s a look at the most vital areas for coordinated national research according to the authors. 1. Standardizing Data and Learning from the Edge To […]

The rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have ignited a global race for leadership, and the United States is keen to stay at the forefront. As the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) develops its 2025 National AI Research and Development (R&D) Strategic Plan, Computing Research Association (CRA), with the assistance of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC), is providing crucial input. Our recent response to the OSTP’s Request for Information (RFI) emphasizes a vital, yet often overlooked, aspect of AI success: its symbiotic relationship with other scientific and engineering disciplines.   This RFI will also take into account responses submitted to the previous RFI on the Development of an […]

The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) National Coordination Office (NCO), on behalf of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), has issued a request for information (RFI) seeking input on the development of the 2025 National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research and Development (R&D) Strategic Plan. This is a crucial opportunity for the computing community to help shape the future of AI research in the United States.  The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) intends to submit a response to this RFI as a follow-up to our February response to the RFI on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan. We encourage members of the computing community […]

On March 18, 2025, the Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models released a draft report that could help shape how the state navigates the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI). Commissioned by Governor Gavin Newsom in September 2024, the report is the result of a collaboration between three prominent figures in academia and policy: Fei-Fei Li, Co-Director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence; Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; and Jennifer Tour Chayes, Dean of the UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society. How California decides to tackle oversight of AI — both in terms of fostering innovation […]

    In early February, the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) National Coordination Office (NCO) published a Request for Information (RFI) on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence Action Plan. This RFI, released on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, sought to inform the “priority policy actions needed to sustain and enhance America’s AI dominance.”   An incredible 8,755 responses were submitted to this RFI, including many from large industry companies, such as OpenAI, Google, and Anthopic, as well as many start-ups and “middle tech” companies (you can find a brief summary of several of their shared recommendations here). The Computing Research […]