The national science agencies of the U.S. and Australia have partnered to support research and development of responsible and ethical artificial intelligence platforms designed to address infectious diseases, drought and environmentally harmful emissions.
The National Science Foundation-Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation partnership has awarded grants to three teams of U.S. and Australian researchers to ensure AI algorithms are secure, fair and beneficial to citizens, NSF said Sunday.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln secured funding to work with the University of New South Wales on the development of AI-powered approaches to address challenging societal problems.
Emory University, Arizona State University and George Mason University will collaborate with UNSW and RMIT University to mitigate bias in AI-powered modeling and prediction of the spread of infectious diseases.
Researchers at University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Texas at Austin will team up with the University of Technology Sydney and the University of Melbourne to explore how scientific collaborations can improve pandemic response efforts.
“There is much to be done in the field of responsible and fair artificial intelligence, and we are eager to see how their research accelerates and innovates solutions that help solve critical challenges across AI-powered technologies,” said Sethuraman Panchanathan, director of NSF.
