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Full proposal deadline was August 13, 2024; abstract deadline was June 25, 2024. Both dates are past. Stored deadline was null.
Artificial Intelligence Quantified (AIQ) program is sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The AIQ program seeks to develop technology to assess and understand the capabilities of AI to enable guaranteed performance. Researchers will develop mathematical foundations, combined with advances in measurement and modeling, to quantify an AI system's capabilities, when they will or will not manifest, and why.
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U.S. DOD DARPA - Artificial Intelligence Quantified (AIQ) - EPFL U.S. DOD DARPA - Artificial Intelligence Quantified (AIQ) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals in the technical areas of assessing and understanding the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) to enable mathematical guarantees on performance of generative AI.
Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice. Artificial Intelligence Quantified (AIQ) will develop technology to assess and understand the capabilities of AI to enable guaranteed performance.
The program will test the hypothesis that mathematical methods, combined with advances in measurement and modelling, will allow guaranteed quantification of AI capabilities. Specifically, the program will address three interrelated capability levels: classes of problem level, and natural class level, aiming to address the quantification and assessment challenges at each level.
Two technical areas (TA) of Interest: The goal of TA1 is to provide rigorous foundations for understanding and guaranteeing capabilities across levels; teams proposing for TA1 are expected to be led by individuals with deep technical expertise, such as pure or applied mathematics, theoretical computer science, or statistics, or other relevant expertise and demonstrate relevance to AI.
The goal of TA2 is to develop methods for evaluating AI models, integrating and evaluating TA1 results at scale using appropriate research datasets; teams proposing for TA2 are expected to comprise computational, cognitive, and/or behavioral scientists with expertise in AI evaluation. A single proposal may address only one of the TA; no combined proposals for TA1 or TA2 will be accepted.
Projects are expected to have a duration of 36 months, divided into two phases of 18 months each. The Funding Opportunity announcement does not mention a specific maximum budget, the cost realism is one of the evaluation criteria. Proposers Day: June 14, 2024 [REQUIRED] Proposal Abstract: June 25, 2024 at 12:00 PM.
Full proposal: August 13, 2024 at 12:00 PM Eligibility / Restrictions: EPFL researchers are encouraged to participate. For this call, the U.S. government expects fundamental research, encouraging opensource regimes as well as a collaborative and transparent environment. The ReO is available to verify that both the conditions of the funder and interests of EPFL are respected.
Proposers are required to submit a two-page abstract. Proposers will receive a written response to their abstract either encouraging or discouraging a full proposal submission. This written response will include a rationale for the decision.
Proposers may only submit a full proposal if their abstract received an encourage response. Funder Website: https://www. darpa.
mil/about-us/offices/i2o? ppl=collapse Link to call: https://www. grants.
gov/search-results-detail/354691 Application portal link: Abstracts and proposals must be received via DARPA's BAA Website ( https://baa. darpa. mil ) Funder contact details: The BAA Coordinator for this effort may be reached at: [email protected] For any EPFL related questions contact the Research Office Download Calendar file (ics)
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Researchers who can develop mathematical foundations, measurement, and modeling advances for AI systems. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Artificial Intelligence Quantified (AIQ) program is funded by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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