An important role of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is responding to government requests for information. The CCC does this by recruiting various members of the computing research community to synthesis main points and incorporate a variety of opinions into a response. In the past couple of months alone, the CCC has responded to five requests. The responses are highlighted below: Response to the PCAST Working Group on Generative AI’s Request for Public Input In May 2023, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) published a Request for Public Input to help assess key opportunities and risks and provide input on how best to ensure that these GenAI technologies are […]

In May 2023, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) published a Request for Public Input to help assess key opportunities and risks and provide input on how best to ensure that these GenAI technologies are developed and deployed as equitably, responsibly, and safely as possible. The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) responded emphasizing the role of academic research in addressing risks associated with generative AI. Solutions will require multidisciplinary, multi-pronged approaches that simultaneously implement solutions in the form of policies and regulations, technological advances, and education. These will necessitate transparent communication among the various stakeholders, the use of basic computing research, major contributions and collaborations from social sciences, and a determined, […]

In April 2023, the National Science Foundation (NSF) published a Request for Information (RFI) to inform the development of a roadmap for the recently established Technology, Innovations, and Partnerships (TIP) Directorate. This roadmap will help guide TIP’s investments in translational use-inspired research to maintain US competitiveness in scientific research.   The Computing Research Association (CRA) submitted two responses: a joint response  from the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) and CRA’s Government Affairs Committee (GAC) and another from CRA-Industry (CRA-I). The joint CCC/GAC response can be viewed here and the CRA-I response can be viewed here.    In the joint CCC and GAC response, the authors comment on workforce development, addressing societal […]

In May 2023, the Office of Science and Technology (OSTP) published a request for information on to inform the Biden-Harris Administration development of a National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy. The strategy will chart a path for the United States to harness the benefits and mitigate the risks of AI and build on the actions that the Federal Government have already taken to responsibly advance the development and use of AI. Public comments will go towards helping to update U.S. national priorities and future actions on AI. You can read the Computing Community Consortium’s (CCC) response here. The CCC’s response focused on promoting academic research’s role in the research ecosystem, as […]

Last month, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released a request for comment on Artificial Intelligence (AI) system accountability measures and policies. The request sought comments pertaining to both potential and existing self-regulatory, regulatory, and other measures designed to provide reliable evidence to external stakeholders that AI systems are legal, effective, ethical, safe, and otherwise trustworthy. Written by Nadya Bliss (Arizona State University), David Danks (University of California, San Diego), Maria Gini (University of Minnesota), Jamie Gorman (Arizona State University), William Gropp (University of Illinois), Madeline Hunter (Computing Community Consortium), Odest Chadwick Jenkins (University of Michigan), David Jensen (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Daniel Lopresti (Lehigh University), Bart Selman (Cornell […]

The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) with input from CRA-Industry recently responded to the Department of Commerce and the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Request for Information on Incentives, Infrastructure, and Research and Development Needs to Support a Strong Domestic Semiconductor Industry. The RFI was seeking information in order to inform the planning and design of potential programs to: Incentivize investment in semiconductor manufacturing facilities and associated ecosystems; provide for shared infrastructure to accelerate semiconductor research, development, and prototyping; and support research related to advanced packaging and advanced metrology to ensure a robust domestic semiconductor industry.  This response was written by Tom Conte (Georgia Tech), Nadya Bliss (Arizona State University), […]