CRA Computing Community Consortium Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
and the computing research community
Leads: Yolanda Gil and Bart Selman
August 2019
A 20-YEAR COMMUNITY ROADMAP FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
RESEARCH IN THE US
ROADMAP: PROCESS
• Summer2018:CCCdiscussespotentialRoadmapleaderswithacademia,government,&industrialstakeholders;selectsAAAIpresident(Gil)&president-elect(Selman)
• Fall2018:Co-leaders,togetherwithAIcommunity,designthreeworkshops
• Nov2018-Jan2019:Workshopstakeplace • Jan2019:TownhallatAAAI;meetingswithkeystakeholders • Mar-Apr2019:DCbriefingsatOSTP,NSF,DARPA,NITRDAI-
IWG,DIB,andHillwithCRA• Apr2019:CCCandcommunityfeedback • August2019:Roadmapreleased
ROADMAP: FINDINGS
• AIwillbetransformative:rapid,worldwideimpact
• Atthesametime,therearemanyconcernsaboutthesecurityandvulnerabilityofsystemswiththesecapabilities,aswellasaboutthefutureofworkinanAI-enabledworld
• AcceleratingindustrysuccessesinAI:builtonacademicfoundationsandfacilitatedbymassivedatasets,computepower,andhumanresources
ROADMAP: FINDINGS, CONT. • FewofAI’sbigchallengescanbesolvedbypiecing
togetheracademicresearchprojects • Manyoftheassociatedissuesandproblemsareoutside
ofindustryscope,priorities,andtimelines
• ThenextgenerationofAIchallengeswillrequirebringingacademia,industry,andgovernmenttogether
ROADMAP: RECOMMENDATIONS • I.NationalAIInfrastructure
– NationalAIResearchCenters– Mission-DrivenAILabs– OpenAIplatformsandresources– Sustainedcommunity-drivenAIchallenges
• II.TraininganAIWorkforce• III.CoreAIPrograms
NATIONAL AI RESEARCH CENTERS
Some possible models:
• Multi-universitycenterswithaffiliatedinstitutions,focusedonpivotalareasoflong-termAIresearch(e.g.,integratedintelligence,trustandresponsibility)
• Decade-scalefundingtosupportontheorderof100faculty,200AIengineers,500students,andnecessarycomputinginfrastructure
• Visitingfellowsfromacademia,industry,andgovernmentwillenablecross-cuttingresearchandtechtransfer
MISSION-DRIVEN AI LABORATORIES
• LivinglaboratoriesforAIdevelopmentintargetedproblemdomainswithgreatsocietalimpact(AI-readyhomes,hospitals,schools,…)
• DesignedtoallowAIresearchersaccesstouniquedataandcollaborations
• Decade-scalefundingtosupportontheorderof50permanentAIresearchers,50visitorsfromAIResearchCenters,100-200AIengineersandtechnicians,and100domainexpertsandstaff
OPEN AI PLATFORMS AND RESOURCES Open,sharedR&Dresources:• AIplatforms,facilities,testbeds• Data,knowledgebases• Toolsets,software,hardware,storage• …
AI CHALLENGES • Sustainedcommunity-drivenAIchallenges
– TomoveAItothenextstep,weneedtocapitalizeontheenergiesandsynergiesthatarefosteredbyhealthycompetition,whilepromotingconcertedprogressonhardAIproblems.
ROADMAP: RECOMMENDATIONS
• I.NationalAIInfrastructure• II.Traininga21stCenturyAIWorkforce
– Curriculumdevelopment,atalllevels,incorporatingAIethicsandpolicy– EducationandtrainingbeyondthetraditionalBA/BS(e.g.,communitycollegeprograms,certificateprograms,onlinepost-baccalaurateprograms,…)
– Recruitmentandretentionprograms(studentsandfaculty,under-representedgroups,…)
– IncentivizinginterdisciplinaryAIstudies(incl.policy,law,societalimpact,…)
• III.CoreAIPrograms
ROADMAP: RECOMMENDATIONS
• I.NationalAIInfrastructure• II.TraininganAIWorkforce• III.CoreAIPrograms
– Maintainandextendfundingforthesecriticalprograms
BACKUP SLIDES
ROADMAP: SOCIETAL DRIVERS
v Boosthealthandqualityoflifev Providelifelongeducationandtrainingv Reinventbusinessinnovationand
competitivenessv Acceleratescientificdiscoveryandtechnical
innovationv Expandevidence-drivensocialopportunityand
policyv Transformnationaldefenseandsecurity
ROADMAP: RESEARCH PRIORITIES
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US R&D LEADERSHIP
• ManhattanProject • Moonshot • HumanGenome • HubbleTelescope
• LIGOGravitationalWaves
ManhattanProject 1939:$2Billion 2019:$36Billion
HubbleTelescope 1990:$1.5Billion 2019:$3Billion
HumanGenomeProject 1991:$2.7Billion 2019:$5Billion
CHALLENGES TO THAT LEADERSHIP
TheVerge
CBINSIGHTS
Quartz
CBINSIGHTS
MITTECHNOLOGYREVIEW
ForbesForbes
Forbes
ThemissionofComputingResearchAssociation'sComputingCommunityConsortium(CCC)istocatalyzethecomputingresearch
communityandenablethepursuitofinnovative,high-impact
research.
COMPUTING COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM
ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) is an
international scientific society devoted to promote research in, and responsible use of,
artificial intelligence.
AAAI also aims to increase public understanding of AI, improve the teaching and
training of AI practitioners, and provide guidance for research planners and funders concerning the importance and potential of
current AI developments and future directions.