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 […]

The White House has released the list awardees of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The PECASE awards were established by President Clinton in 1996 and are coordinated by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Featuring 102 scientists and researchers, the list of recipients spans across government agencies, from the Department of Commerce to the National Science Foundation (NSF), and celebrate their pursuit of innovative research in science and technology and commitment to community service. Of the accomplished awardees there a number applying their computing backgrounds to related research in government agencies. Some highlights are: Emily Fox, University of Washington, “for her groundbreaking work […]

FedScoop published a list of the thirteen coolest jobs in the federal government. Some computing-based highlights include: Buddy Bland, the Project Manager for the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, Energy Department. Bland is responsible for running Titan supercomputer and for evaluating proposals for groups that want to use the supercomputer. Greg Chirikijian, a professor of mechanical engineering at Johns Hopkins University currently on a rotation at the National Science Foundation (NSF) where he works as the Program Director of the National Robotics Initiative. Joseph Harrigan, manages the Internet connectivity and logistics of the NSF’s United States Antarctic Program. Establishing a connection, involves searching for old, polar-orbiting satellites over the poles. This gives […]