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November2016
Overview:National AI R&D Strategic Plan
LynneE.Parker,Ph.D.
DivisionDirector,InformationandIntelligentSystemsComputerandInformationScienceandEngineeringDirectorate
NationalScienceFoundation
Email:[email protected]
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NationalAIR&DStrategicPlan
October 2016
THE NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN
National Science and Technology Council
Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Subcommittee
Preparedby:• WhiteHouseOfficeofScienceand
TechnologyPolicy(OSTP)
§ NationalScienceandTechnologyCouncil(NSTC)
o NetworkingandInformationTechnologyResearchandDevelopmentSubcommittee(NITRD)
Ø TaskForceonAI
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Developed:June-September2016
Released:October2016
NITRDTaskForceonAICo-ChairLynneParkerDivisionDirectorInformationandIntelligentSystemsNationalScienceFoundation
Co-ChairJasonMathenyDirectorIntelligenceAdvancedResearchProjectsActivity
MiltonCornNationalInstitutesofHealth
Nikunj OzaNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration
WilliamFordNationalInstituteofJustice
RobinsonPinoDepartmentofEnergy
MichaelGarrisNationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology
GregoryShannonOfficeofScienceandTechnologyPolicy
StevenKnoxNationalSecurityAgency
ScottTousleyDepartmentofHomelandSecurity
JohnLaunchburyDefenseAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency
FaisalD’Souza, TechnicalCoordinatorNationalCoordinationOfficeforNetworkingandInformationTechnologyResearchandDevelopment
RichardLindermanOfficeoftheSecretaryofDefense
Withagencyinput/approvalfrom:NSF,NIH,DoD,DARPA,OSD,NIST,DOE,NASA,DHS,NSA,IARPA,DOT,EPA,NIJ,FBI,ODNI
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NationalAIR&DStrategicPlan
§ Looksbeyondnear-termAIcapabilitiestowardlonger-termtransformationalimpacts
§ Federalgovernment:primarysourceoffundingforlong-term,high-riskresearchinitiatives,andnear-termresearchforagency-specificrequirementsthatindustrydoesnotpursue
§ “…emphasizeAIinvestmentsinareasofstrongsocietalimportancethatarenotaimedatconsumermarkets—areassuch…aslong-termresearchthatacceleratestheproductionofAIknowledgeandtechnologies.”
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EmphasizesImpactsonNationalPriorities
§ Increasedeconomicprosperity:• Manufacturing• Logistics• Finance• Transportation• Agriculture• Marketing• Communications• ScienceandTechnology
§ Enhancednationalandhomelandsecurity:• Securityandlawenforcement• Safetyandprediction
§ Improvededucationalopportunityandqualityoflife:• Education• Medicine• Law• Personalservices 5
OrganizationoftheAIR&DStrategicPlan
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Strategy1:MakeLong-TermInvestmentsinAIResearch
§ Data-focusedmethodologiesforknowledgediscovery
§ PerceptualcapabilitiesofAIsystems
§ Understandingtheoreticalcapabilities,limitations
§ General-purposeAI§ ScalableAIsystems§ Human-likeAI§ Morecapableandreliablerobots§ HardwareforimprovedAI§ AIforimprovedhardware
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Strategy2:EffectiveMethodsforHuman-AICollaboration
§ Newalgorithmsforhuman-awareAI§ AItechniquesforhumanaugmentation§ VisualizationandAI-humaninterfaces§ Moreeffectivelanguageprocessingsystems
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AIR&DStrategicPlan:Strategies3&4
3:Ethical,Legal,SocietalImplications§ Fairness,transparency,and
accountability-by-design§ EthicalAI
4:SafetyandSecurityofAISystems§ Explainability and
transparency§ Buildingtrust§ Verificationandvalidation§ Securingagainstattacks
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AIR&DStrategicPlan:Strategies5-7
§ Strategy5:DevelopSharedPublicDatasetsandEnvironmentsforAITrainingandTesting
§ Strategy6:MeasureandEvaluateAITechnologiesthroughStandardsandBenchmarks
§ Strategy7:BetterUnderstandtheNationalAIR&DWorkforceNeeds
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Data
Software
ComputationalResources
AIR&DStrategicPlan:Recommendations
§ Recommendation1:DevelopanAIR&DimplementationframeworktoidentifyS&TopportunitiesandsupporteffectivecoordinationofAIR&Dinvestments,consistentwithStrategies1-6oftheplan.
§ Recommendation2:StudythenationallandscapeforcreatingandsustainingahealthyAIR&Dworkforce,consistentwithStrategy7oftheplan.
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NextSteps?§ (Perhaps)DevelopNITRDInter-AgencyWorkingGrouponAI• CoordinateAIinvestmentsacrossFederalagencies
• Developfutureareasforpriorityfunding
§ Futureinitiatives??
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October 2016
THE NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN
National Science and Technology Council
Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Subcommittee
https://www.nitrd.gov/PUBS/national_ai_rd_strategic_plan.pdf