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<section class="text__container"> <div class="body-1"><p>The U.S. National Science Foundation has invested in foundational artificial intelligence research since the early 1960s, setting the stage for today’s understanding and use of AI technologies.</p></div> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p>AI-driven discoveries and technologies are transforming Americans' daily lives — promising practical solutions to global challenges, from food production and climate change to healthcare and education.</p> <p>The growing adoption of AI also calls for a deeper understanding of its potential risks, like the amplification of bias, displacement of workers, or misuse by malicious actors to cause harm.</p> <p>As a major federal funder of AI research, NSF advances AI breakthroughs that push the frontiers of knowledge, benefit people, and are aligned to the needs of society.</p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockbutton alignment-left 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[AI Explained]"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <h2 id="what-is-artificial-intelligence-695" class="text__title">What is artificial intelligence?</h2> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p>How does AI affect our daily lives? How does it work in simple terms? Can we trust AI chatbots? In this 10-minute video, Michael Littman, NSF division director for Information and Intelligent Systems, looks at where the field of artificial intelligence has been and where it's going.</p></div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="palette palette--light-gray layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol full-browser-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--headline"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <h2 id="brought-to-you-by-nsf-fde" class="text__title">Brought to you by NSF</h2> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p>NSF's decades of sustained investments have ensured the continual advancement of AI research. Pioneering work supported by NSF includes:</p></div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="cta " data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <h2 class="headline--left header-two-as-three headline-callout "> Reinforcement learning </h2> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><p>Which refines chatbots and trains self-driving cars, among other uses.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cta " data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <h2 class="headline--left header-two-as-three headline-callout "> Neural networks </h2> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><p>Which underlie breakthroughs in pattern recognition, image processing and natural language processing.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cta " data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <h2 class="headline--left header-two-as-three headline-callout "> Large language models </h2> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><p>Which power generative AI systems like ChatGPT.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="cta " data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <h2 class="headline--left header-two-as-three headline-callout "> Collaborative filtering </h2> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><p>Which fuels content recommendation on the world's largest marketplaces and content platforms, from Amazon to Netflix.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cta " data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <h2 class="headline--left header-two-as-three headline-callout "> AI-driven learning </h2> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><p>Including virtual teachers (both digital and robotic) that incorporate speech, gesture, gaze and facial expression.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--threecol constrained-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--headline"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <h2 id="what-we-support-39b" class="text__title">What we support</h2> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p>With investments of over $700 million each year, NSF supports:</p></div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="8696" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-08/vehicle_illustration.jpg?VersionId=acB6fetX6VECHcTClTM7zsMEwL9STTJl" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-08/vehicle_illustration.jpg?VersionId=1KRfqhrD711ZKYReHqwOySP.yFo9ttaO&amp;itok=MPmqmlIH" data-caption="Researchers say that 1 billion autonomous vehicles driving for an hour a day would generate approximately the same amount of emissions as data centers currently do." data-credit="Christine Daniloff, MIT" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2023-08/vehicle_illustration.jpg?VersionId=xx6medKIBuQoN.ImDjMXMa_JqI3dV5BZ&itok=qrGr6Cxf" alt="" /> </div> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><h3>Innovation in AI methods</h3> <p>We invest in foundational research to understand and develop systems that can sense, learn, reason, communicate and act in the world.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="10919" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-08/366455_20220405_Clean_Room_227.jpg?VersionId=v95hhFDGXdBXHr_InL8hLT2xGw7qtPME" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-08/366455_20220405_Clean_Room_227.jpg?VersionId=kgCGkuYKDFK0cLHPTydmaWwa6zydkbE2&amp;itok=ZQ97O8Mv" data-caption="The Center for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing is a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The center focuses on accelerating the understanding, design and control of quantum materials and systems through artificial intelligence, with potential advances in materials for energy harvesting, low-power electronics, quantum computing and novel sensing applications. It also focuses on developing materials that can withstand the extreme temperatures and pressures needed for nuclear fusion and hypersonic defense systems." data-credit="Steven Bridges/University of Tennessee, Knoxville" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2023-08/366455_20220405_Clean_Room_227.jpg?VersionId=aG.TmS0iFhS47fQooDDEVl27I4Zf0olu&itok=c1nfMf7l" alt="" /> </div> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><h3>Application of AI techniques and tools</h3> <p>We invest in the application of AI across science and engineering to push the frontiers of knowledge and address pressing societal challenges.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--third"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="9733" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-08/PF7232_0485__h.jpg?VersionId=KahoM5S9HljZ56kK96UlyZq_IvpvSh.y" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-08/PF7232_0485__h.jpg?VersionId=T826dM0Fj03sDZYXccuS2VUaA5DQGVNq&amp;itok=IRh9Nwph" data-caption="A view between two rows of the Frontera supercomputer's servers at the Texas Advanced Computing Center data center." data-credit="TACC" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2023-08/PF7232_0485__h.jpg?VersionId=9Io_qi.gxSN62M7mrrOoDCOLftofkYII&itok=EyNEMYDn" alt="" /> </div> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><h3>Democratizing AI research resources</h3> <p>We enable access to resources — like computational infrastructure, data, software, testbeds and training — to engage the full breadth of the nation's talent in AI innovation.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--threecol constrained-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="9501" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-08/AI_Connectivity_1.png?VersionId=HZPfM9prO5hsFkPE7iPJF_xzfvob3e0f" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-08/AI_Connectivity_1.png?VersionId=e.vYZRyquJ2WkIMOx2pblmaZJF1tr1iC&amp;itok=9VR_Pw6r" data-caption="Global connectivity due in part to AI." data-credit="National Science Foundation/A. Kitterman" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2023-08/AI_Connectivity_1.png?VersionId=iOdweqy9BAtqYGzpDFW8kl8L36DaX5SH&itok=LPwFKYHQ" alt="" /> </div> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><h3>Trustworthy and ethical AI</h3> <p>We invest in the development of AI that is safe, secure, fair, transparent and accountable, while ensuring privacy, civil rights and civil liberties.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="10922" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-08/MoSU%20VR.png?VersionId=N1.Bf_LsJEQWYeJzWabqBpTSI1wFfbel" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-08/MoSU%20VR.png?VersionId=dxa31oz.CQWNx0vc4izSGf2ZM31LjW.P&amp;itok=bFBICBwF" data-caption="Through software algorithms and machine learning, as well as powerful augmented and virtual reality scenarios, the engineering labs at Morehead State University are working to test, train, and enrich the manufacturing workforce." data-credit="KY NSF EPSCoR" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2023-08/MoSU%20VR.png?VersionId=0z2pKxVswyuTgYM8CCOmCTysXPxO9yNj&itok=GLAFR-4u" alt="" /> </div> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><h3>Education and workforce development</h3> <p>We invest in the creation of educational tools, materials, fellowships and curricula to enhance learning and foster an AI-ready workforce.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--third"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="10923" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-08/haaomnnp9t_actual.jpg?VersionId=LaIUTKOiwWGypDRoZNl.TSl.NcPo0a2k" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-08/haaomnnp9t_actual.jpg?VersionId=K1dAIztuPJLW0coORCc7Pncbh0zzfvUw&amp;itok=S4Xi8IPN" data-caption="The Jetstream 2 project team has a goal of serving more students than any other NSF-funded cyberinfrastructure resource, leading to a diverse pool of graduates entering the STEM workforce with robust training in computational science. Here, students gain experience with Jetstream during a summer 2019 internship at IU Bloomington." data-credit="Emily Sterneman, Indiana University" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2023-08/haaomnnp9t_actual.jpg?VersionId=WfyWZsfTJvDKRQ7HGaIdA1VoxV3cOt7b&itok=bNC-3O-F" alt="" /> </div> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><h3>Partnerships to accelerate progress</h3> <p>We partner with other federal agencies, industry and nonprofits to leverage expertise; identify use cases; and improve access to data, tools and other resources.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="palette palette--light-gray layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol-60-40 full-browser-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <h2 id="national-ai-research-institutes-c99" class="text__title">National AI Research Institutes</h2> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p>Launched in 2020, the NSF-led <a href="/funding/opportunities/national-artificial-intelligence-research-institutes" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="25ecc48e-7dac-4590-8edd-33bec630a809" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes"><strong>National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes</strong></a> program consists of 25 AI institutes that connect over 500 funded and collaborative institutions across the U.S. and around the world.</p><p>The AI institutes focus on different aspects of AI research, including but not limited to:</p><ul><li>Trustworthy and ethical AI.</li><li>Foundations of machine learning.</li><li>Agriculture and food systems.</li><li>AI and advanced cybersecurity.</li><li>Human-AI interaction and collaboration.</li><li>AI-augmented learning.</li></ul><p>Learn more by reading the <a href="/news/nsf-advances-artificial-intelligence-research" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="b9912589-c810-46d1-80c0-bf3bb1a010ac" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="NSF advances artificial intelligence research with new nationwide institutes"><strong>2020</strong></a>, <a href="/news/nsf-partnerships-expand-national-ai-research" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="cdb57f3a-e641-4573-9755-62568195b2c0" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="NSF partnerships expand National AI Research Institutes to 40 states"><strong>2021</strong></a> and <a href="/news/nsf-announces-7-new-national-artificial" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="03263a11-43df-4eda-8db0-90c4ed1e4327" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="NSF announces 7 new National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes"><strong>2023</strong></a> AI Institutes announcements or visiting the <a href="https://aiinstitutes.org/"><strong>AI Institutes Virtual Organization</strong></a>.</p></div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockfile"> <div class="field field-file"> <div> <article class="featured-file-link featured-file media media--type-file media--view-mode-featured-file" class="media media--type-file media--view-mode-featured-file" data-component-id="nsf_theme:featured-file-link"> <div class="featured__image"> <img class="" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/featured_file_thumbnail_115x150_/s3/2023-08/AI%20Map%20Image%202023.PNG?VersionId=o14drzNm8SOsxoQHG3IoK49n5tY77KAm&itok=grMMHYjq" alt="AI Image Map 2023" /> </div> <div class="featured__text"> <h3 class="featured__title"> <a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-08/AI_Research_Institutes_Map_2023_0.pdf?VersionId=6wfALEd6vDU7_GCl.wzGo.RPBPhvbzXM">National AI Research Institutes: Interactive Map <span span class="featured__metadata">(PDF, 8.8 MB)</span> </a> </h3> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockfile"> <div class="field field-file"> <div> <article class="featured-file-link featured-file media media--type-file media--view-mode-featured-file" class="media media--type-file media--view-mode-featured-file" data-component-id="nsf_theme:featured-file-link"> <div class="featured__image"> <img class="" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/featured_file_thumbnail_115x150_/s3/2023-09/AI_Institutes_Booklet_thumbnail.jpg?VersionId=SP8P36ijN46RFMA5Doch0rv2wd9CHW9T&itok=RzPX9Myu" alt="""" /> </div> <div class="featured__text"> <h3 class="featured__title"> <a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-09/AI_Institutes_Hill_Day_Booklet.pdf?VersionId=7Cs7psmehlEFY6SfsHOzKJ7b6_OF4y23">AI Institutes Booklet <span span class="featured__metadata">(PDF, 12.58 MB)</span> </a> </h3> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--footer"> <section data-component-id="nsf_theme:related-links" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockrelated-links-with-files nsf-component"> <div class="related-links nsf-component related-links--bullets"> <h2 class="headline--left header-two-as-three headline-callout "> Hear from the newest AI Research Institutes </h2> <ul class="link-list"> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfYLqfZ6bm8&list=PL0ujJTaPsv3cFZCgjHk-XdsD7JjY6wM0t&index=17">At the Edge of Artificial Intelligence</a></div> <div class="field field-para-attachment-desc">This episode of NSF's Discovery Files podcast features three 2023 AI Research Institutes awardees discussing their work.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYmEpAyZCec&list=PL0ujJTaPsv3cFZCgjHk-XdsD7JjY6wM0t&index=19">The Frontier of Artificial Intelligence</a></div> <div class="field field-para-attachment-desc">This Discovery Files episode features 2023 AI Research Institutes awardees applying AI to education, agriculture and weather forecasting.</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol full-browser-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--headline"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <h2 id="national-ai-research-resource-pilot-351" class="text__title">National AI Research Resource Pilot</h2> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p>As part of the "National AI Initiative Act of 2020," the <strong>National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) Task Force</strong> was charged with creating a roadmap for a shared research infrastructure that would provide U.S.-based researchers, educators and students with significantly expanded access to computational resources, high-quality data, educational tools and user support.</p><p>The NSF-led interagency <a href="/focus-areas/artificial-intelligence/nairr" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="66f31f75-eb6f-4048-b662-e014afd2e2b2" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Pilot"><strong>NAIRR Pilot</strong></a> will bring together government-supported, industry and other contributed resources to demonstrate the NAIRR concept and deliver early capabilities to the U.S. research and education community, including the full range of institutions of higher education and federally funded startups and small businesses.</p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockbutton alignment-left nsf-component"> <a href="/focus-areas/artificial-intelligence/nairr" title="Learn about the NAIRR pilot" class="link-button usa-button usa-button--outline " > Learn about the NAIRR pilot </a> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p>The NAIRR Pilot is aimed to accelerate AI-dependent research such as:</p> <ul> <li>Societally relevant research on AI safety, reliability, security and privacy.</li> <li>Advances in cancer treatment and individual health outcomes.</li> <li>Supporting resilience and optimization of agricultural, water and grid infrastructure.</li> <li>Improving design, control and quality of advanced manufacturing systems.</li> <li>Addressing Earth and environmental challenges via the integration of diverse data and models.</li> </ul></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockfile"> <div class="field field-file"> <div> <article class="featured-file-link featured-file media media--type-file media--view-mode-featured-file" class="media media--type-file media--view-mode-featured-file" data-component-id="nsf_theme:featured-file-link"> <div 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