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Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., chairwoman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, speaks with Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., before a hearing on June 9, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate bill calls on NSF to boost AI and quantum education

The NSF AI Education Act of 2024 from Sens. Moran and Cantwell tasks the National Science Foundation with supporting emerging tech outreach programs.

May 24, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 4, 2023. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Devastating’ NSF funding cuts present a ‘national security issue,’ officials tell House panel

The director of the National Science Foundation and chair emeritus of the National Science Board emphasized the need for funding in the wake of appropriations cuts.

May 17, 2024 By Madison Alder

U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D, N.Y., and Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., speak to reporters following a Senate Forum on Artificial Intelligence in the Russell Senate Office Building on October 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

Government AI funding among priorities in Senate working group roadmap

The roadmap for artificial intelligence policy encourages the executive branch and appropriators to support $32 billion in annual innovation funding.

May 15, 2024 By Madison Alder

National Science Foundation Chief AI Officer Dorothy Aronson participates in a panel discussion at AI Talks on April 18, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)

NSF is piloting an AI chatbot to connect people with grants

The tool, which is the first artificial intelligence pilot of a commercial platform by NSF, is also serving as a way for the agency to pursue rapid…

May 10, 2024 By Madison Alder

AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 16: Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan speaks onstage at the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Hutton Supancic/Getty Images for SXSW)

NSF, Energy announce first 35 projects to access National AI Research Resource pilot

The projects will get computational time through NAIRR pilot program, which is meant to provide students and researchers with access to AI resources needed for their work.

May 6, 2024 By Madison Alder

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks to members of the press at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 4, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

NSF would award millions in AI prizes under bipartisan Senate bill

Under the AI Grand Challenges Act, technologists would compete to solve problems, using AI, in everything from health to manufacturing.

May 2, 2024 By Matt Bracken

Scientists must be empowered — not replaced — by AI, report to White House argues

The upcoming report from the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology pushes for the “empowerment of human scientists,” responsible AI use and shared resources.

Apr 23, 2024 By Matt Bracken

President Joe Biden signs the CHIPS and Science Act during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on Aug. 9, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

NSF, NIST appropriations cuts met with disappointment as Biden seeks increases

While the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and other key CHIPS Act agencies would see boosts under Biden’s request, it still falls short…

Mar 15, 2024 By Madison Alder

Arati Prabhakar attends the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton on May 01, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images)

U.S. is leading the way in R&D, but tech workforce development is still a concern for federal officials

White House, National Science Foundation and National Science Board officials tout research and development findings from the new State of U.S. Science and Engineering report, while also…

Mar 14, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

Terry Carpenter speaks on a panel at the Elastic Public Sector Summit. (FedScoop)

NSF CIO on generative AI: ‘It takes a lifetime to build a reputation; it takes a moment to lose it’

NSF has created a policy forbidding the use of "public-facing" generative AI by its staff to review research proposals, CIO Terry Carpenter said.

Mar 13, 2024 By Billy Mitchell