CRA Computing Community Consortium Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence

and the computing research community

Leads: Yolanda Gil and Bart Selman

August 2019

A 20-YEAR COMMUNITY ROADMAP FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

RESEARCH IN THE US

ROADMAP: PROCESS

•  Summer2018:CCCdiscussespotentialRoadmapleaderswithacademia,government,&industrialstakeholders;selectsAAAIpresident(Gil)&president-elect(Selman)

•  Fall2018:Co-leaders,togetherwithAIcommunity,designthreeworkshops

•  Nov2018-Jan2019:Workshopstakeplace •  Jan2019:TownhallatAAAI;meetingswithkeystakeholders •  Mar-Apr2019:DCbriefingsatOSTP,NSF,DARPA,NITRDAI-

IWG,DIB,andHillwithCRA•  Apr2019:CCCandcommunityfeedback •  August2019:Roadmapreleased

ROADMAP: FINDINGS

•  AIwillbetransformative:rapid,worldwideimpact

•  Atthesametime,therearemanyconcernsaboutthesecurityandvulnerabilityofsystemswiththesecapabilities,aswellasaboutthefutureofworkinanAI-enabledworld

•  AcceleratingindustrysuccessesinAI:builtonacademicfoundationsandfacilitatedbymassivedatasets,computepower,andhumanresources

ROADMAP: FINDINGS, CONT. •  FewofAI’sbigchallengescanbesolvedbypiecing

togetheracademicresearchprojects •  Manyoftheassociatedissuesandproblemsareoutside

ofindustryscope,priorities,andtimelines

•  ThenextgenerationofAIchallengeswillrequirebringingacademia,industry,andgovernmenttogether

ROADMAP: RECOMMENDATIONS •  I.NationalAIInfrastructure

–  NationalAIResearchCenters–  Mission-DrivenAILabs–  OpenAIplatformsandresources–  Sustainedcommunity-drivenAIchallenges

•  II.TraininganAIWorkforce•  III.CoreAIPrograms

NATIONAL AI RESEARCH CENTERS

Some possible models:

•  Multi-universitycenterswithaffiliatedinstitutions,focusedonpivotalareasoflong-termAIresearch(e.g.,integratedintelligence,trustandresponsibility)

•  Decade-scalefundingtosupportontheorderof100faculty,200AIengineers,500students,andnecessarycomputinginfrastructure

•  Visitingfellowsfromacademia,industry,andgovernmentwillenablecross-cuttingresearchandtechtransfer

MISSION-DRIVEN AI LABORATORIES

•  LivinglaboratoriesforAIdevelopmentintargetedproblemdomainswithgreatsocietalimpact(AI-readyhomes,hospitals,schools,…)

•  DesignedtoallowAIresearchersaccesstouniquedataandcollaborations

•  Decade-scalefundingtosupportontheorderof50permanentAIresearchers,50visitorsfromAIResearchCenters,100-200AIengineersandtechnicians,and100domainexpertsandstaff

OPEN AI PLATFORMS AND RESOURCES Open,sharedR&Dresources:•  AIplatforms,facilities,testbeds•  Data,knowledgebases•  Toolsets,software,hardware,storage•  …

AI CHALLENGES • Sustainedcommunity-drivenAIchallenges

– TomoveAItothenextstep,weneedtocapitalizeontheenergiesandsynergiesthatarefosteredbyhealthycompetition,whilepromotingconcertedprogressonhardAIproblems.

ROADMAP: RECOMMENDATIONS

•  I.NationalAIInfrastructure•  II.Traininga21stCenturyAIWorkforce

– Curriculumdevelopment,atalllevels,incorporatingAIethicsandpolicy– EducationandtrainingbeyondthetraditionalBA/BS(e.g.,communitycollegeprograms,certificateprograms,onlinepost-baccalaurateprograms,…)

– Recruitmentandretentionprograms(studentsandfaculty,under-representedgroups,…)

– IncentivizinginterdisciplinaryAIstudies(incl.policy,law,societalimpact,…)

•  III.CoreAIPrograms

ROADMAP: RECOMMENDATIONS

•  I.NationalAIInfrastructure•  II.TraininganAIWorkforce•  III.CoreAIPrograms

–  Maintainandextendfundingforthesecriticalprograms

BACKUP SLIDES

ROADMAP: SOCIETAL DRIVERS

v  Boosthealthandqualityoflifev  Providelifelongeducationandtrainingv  Reinventbusinessinnovationand

competitivenessv  Acceleratescientificdiscoveryandtechnical

innovationv  Expandevidence-drivensocialopportunityand

policyv  Transformnationaldefenseandsecurity

ROADMAP: RESEARCH PRIORITIES

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US R&D LEADERSHIP

•  ManhattanProject •  Moonshot •  HumanGenome •  HubbleTelescope

•  LIGOGravitationalWaves

ManhattanProject 1939:$2Billion 2019:$36Billion

HubbleTelescope 1990:$1.5Billion 2019:$3Billion

HumanGenomeProject 1991:$2.7Billion 2019:$5Billion

CHALLENGES TO THAT LEADERSHIP

TheVerge

CBINSIGHTS

Quartz

CBINSIGHTS

MITTECHNOLOGYREVIEW

ForbesForbes

Forbes

ThemissionofComputingResearchAssociation'sComputingCommunityConsortium(CCC)istocatalyzethecomputingresearch

communityandenablethepursuitofinnovative,high-impact

research.

COMPUTING COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM

ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) is an

international scientific society devoted to promote research in, and responsible use of,

artificial intelligence.

AAAI also aims to increase public understanding of AI, improve the teaching and

training of AI practitioners, and provide guidance for research planners and funders concerning the importance and potential of

current AI developments and future directions.