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This bill establishes the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) to expand access to AI research tools, data, and computing power for researchers, educators, and students across the United States, particularly those from historically underrepresented groups. It creates a steering subcommittee, a program management office, and an operating entity to oversee the resource, and sets rules for user eligibility, privacy, ethics, security, and fees.
Sec. 3, National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource: The bill amends existing law to create a NAIRR Steering Subcommittee within the Interagency Committee, chaired by the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. This subcommittee oversees the NAIRR's operating plan, budget, and selection of an Operating Entity, and coordinates resource allocation and performance evaluation.
Sec. 5601, Definitions: This section defines key terms used in the bill, including 'NAIRR', 'Operating Entity', 'Program Management Office', 'resource of the NAIRR', and 'AI testbed'.
Sec. 5602, Establishment; governance: The Director of the National Science Foundation must establish the NAIRR within one year to spur AI innovation, improve access for underrepresented groups, and support testing and evaluation. A Program Management Office is created within NSF to handle daily operations, select an Operating Entity through a competitive process, and oversee compliance. Advisory Committees may be formed to provide advice.
Sec. 5603, Resources of the NAIRR: The NAIRR must offer computational resources (including cloud and open-source tools), data (including curated datasets and an open data commons), educational tools and training, and AI testbeds for benchmarking and evaluation.
Sec. 5604, NAIRR processes and procedures: Eligible users include U.S.-based researchers, educators, and students from higher education, nonprofits, federal agencies, small businesses, and other approved entities. Individuals employed by certain foreign countries are excluded. The bill requires processes for privacy, ethics, civil rights, safety, and trustworthiness reviews, and prioritizes projects focused on these topics. It also mandates scientific integrity guidance, security requirements, a fee schedule with a free tier, and research security measures.
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