[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 48655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20914]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Request for Information on Update to the 2016 National Artificial 
Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan

AGENCY: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development 
(NITRD) National Coordination Office (NCO), National Science 
Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of Request for Information.

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SUMMARY: On behalf of the National Science and Technology Council's 
(NSTC) Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence (Select Committee), 
NITRD NCO requests input from all interested parties on the National 
Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan. 
Through this Request for Information (RFI), NITRD NCO seeks input from 
the public, including those directly performing Artificial Intelligence 
(AI) research and development (R&D) and directly affected by such R&D, 
on whether the strategic plan should be revised and, if so, the ways in 
which it may be improved. This includes suggestions as to the addition, 
removal, or modification of strategic aims, comments as to existing 
strategic aims as well as their past or future implementation by the 
Federal government. The public input provided in response to this RFI 
will inform NITRD NCO and the Select Committee in updating the National 
Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
11:59 p.m. (ET) on October 26, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice may be sent by 
any of the following methods:
     Email: [email protected]. Email submissions should be 
machine-readable and not be copy-protected. Submissions should include 
``RFI Response: National Artificial Intelligence Research and 
Development Strategic Plan'' in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 459-9673, Attn: Faisal D'Souza; or
     Mail: Attn: Faisal D'Souza, NCO, 2415 Eisenhower 
Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA.
    Instructions: Response to this RFI is voluntary. Each individual or 
institution is requested to submit only one response. Submissions must 
not exceed 10 pages in 12 point or larger font, with a page number 
provided on each page. Responses should include the name of the 
person(s) or organization(s) filing the comment.
    Responses to this RFI may be posted online at http://www.nitrd.gov. 
Therefore, we request that no business proprietary information, 
copyrighted information, or personally identifiable information be 
submitted in response to this RFI.
    In accordance with FAR 15.202(3), responses to this notice are not 
offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding 
contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated 
with responding to this RFI.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Faisal D'Souza at (202) 459-9674 or 
[email protected], or by post mailing to 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 
Alexandria, VA 22314, USA. Individuals who use a telecommunications 
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay 
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 
time, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: In 2016, the National Artificial 
Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan was released by 
NITRD to guide government efforts in AI R&D. The plan called for seven 
strategic aims:

    Strategy 1: Make long-term investments in AI research.
    Strategy 2: Develop effective methods for human-AI 
collaboration.
    Strategy 3: Understand and address the ethical, legal, and 
societal implications of AI.
    Strategy 4: Ensure the safety and security of AI systems.
    Strategy 5: Develop shared public datasets and environments for 
AI training and testing.
    Strategy 6: Measure and evaluate AI technologies through 
standards and benchmarks.
    Strategy 7: Better understand the national AI R&D workforce 
needs.

Subsequently, on May 10, 2018, the White House chartered the Select 
Committee under the NSTC in order to improve the coordination of 
Federal efforts related to AI and ensure continued U.S. leadership in 
AI. Because AI is a cutting-edge technology with realized or potential 
impact on many parts of society and science, and both the private 
sector and the Federal government continue to invest heavily in AI 
Research and Development (R&D), NITRD NCO and the Select Committee seek 
to update the strategic plan to reflect current priorities. Following 
the receipt of comments, the Select Committee, in consultation with the 
NSTC Subcommittee on Machine Learning and AI (MLAI) and the NITRD AI 
R&D Interagency Working Group, will consider the input provided in 
updating the strategic plan.
    Reference: 2016 National Artificial Intelligence Research and 
Development Strategic Plan: https://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/national_ai_rd_strategic_plan.pdf.
    Submitted by the National Science Foundation in support of the 
Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) 
National Coordination Office (NCO) on September 21, 2018.

Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2018-20914 Filed 9-25-18; 8:45 am]
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