The final CCC panel of AAAS 2023, “Maintaining a Rich Breadth for Artificial Intelligence”, was held on Sunday, March 5th, the last day of the conference. This panel was composed of David Danks (University of California – San Diego), Bo Li (University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign), and Melanie Mitchell (Santa Fe Institute) and was moderated by Maria Gini (University of Minnesota).    Dr. Bo Li began the panel by discussing the importance of conducting trustworthy machine learning (ML), and the ways in which we can ensure ML is safe, equitable, and inclusive. Machine learning is ubiquitous, Li said, and today is used in a significant number of everyday activities, such […]

The Department of Commerce has released a request for comment on AI Accountability Policy. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is requesting comments on AI system accountability measures and policies. The comments will help the administration to draft and issue a report on AI accountability policy development focusing on AI assurance ecosystems. Comments are due June 10th, 2023. Summary: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) hereby requests comments on Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) system accountability measures and policies. This request focuses on self-regulatory, regulatory, and other measures and policies that are designed to provide reliable evidence to external stakeholders – that is, to provide assurance – – that AI systems […]

The CCC just released the 2nd Report Out in the three part Artificial Intelligence/Operations Research Visioning Workshop series. In September of 2021, the CCC along with the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) and ACM SIGAI, held the first AI/OR workshop virtually, during which they reviewed the current state of AI/OR research and developed a strategic vision for increased collaboration between the two fields. You can view the Report Out from the first workshop here.   In August of 2022, the second AI/OR workshop was held in Atlanta, GA. This workshop, also supported by INFORMS and ACM SIGAI, was organized by John Dickerson (University of Maryland), Bistra […]

This week the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Task Force released a roadmap to establish a national research infrastructure aimed to broaden access to resources for AI research and development. There are ever increasing opportunities to work with cutting-edge AI technologies, but many of the opportunities are limited to large companies, organizations and academic institutions with an abundance of resources. The implementation plan, Strengthening and Democratizing the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Innovation Ecosystem, aims to provide AI researchers and students with access to computational resources, high-quality data, training tools, and user support. The report lays out the following goals for the NAIRR: Provide AI researchers and students with significantly expanded […]

The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) just announced their new class of 2023 Fellows. AAAI is a nonprofit that aims to advance and promote research in, and the responsible use of, artificial intelligence. Each year, AAAI asks the community to nominate members of the community that have made “significant, sustained contributions to the field of artificial intelligence” for the Fellows program. Fellows are selected by a Fellows Selection Committee comprising nine current Fellows, and chaired by the Past President of AAAI. Nominees are chosen based on individual technical contributions or for having performed significant extended service for the AAAI. There are 11 2023 AAAI Fellows. Among them […]

Ai4 is hosting their 2023 conference August 7-9 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Ai4 is an organization that aims to establish a common framework for AI development and use going forward. The conference will bring together business leaders and data practicers spanning a broad array of practice areas from healthcare, to banking and social media to facilitate the responsible adoption of AI and machine learning technology. Ai4 just announced their line up of over 200+ speakers, including JONNIE BRADLEY (Acting Director, Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office – U.S. Department of Energy), NITZAN MEKEL-BOBROV (Chief AI Officer – eBay), JIGYASA GROVER (Machine Learning Engineer – Twitter) and many more top […]