Notice2024-05357
Global AI Research Agenda
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Published
March 14, 2024
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Agency for International Development
Abstract
The United States Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of State, in collaboration with the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation, seek information to assist in carrying out responsibilities under Executive Order 14110 (https:// www.federalregister.gov/executive-order/14110) on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence issued on October 30, 2023. Specifically, the E.O. directs USAID and the State Department to publish a Global AI Research Agenda to guide the objectives and implementation of AI-related research in contexts beyond United States borders.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 2024)]
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[Pages 18590-18591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05357]
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Global AI Research Agenda
AGENCY: U.S. Agency for International Development.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
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SUMMARY: The United States Agency for International Development and the
U.S. Department of State, in collaboration with the Department of
Energy and the National Science Foundation, seek information to assist
in carrying out responsibilities under Executive Order 14110 (<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/executive-order/14110">https://www.federalregister.gov/executive-order/14110</a>) on Safe, Secure, and
Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence issued on
October 30, 2023. Specifically, the E.O. directs USAID and the State
Department to publish a Global AI Research Agenda to guide the
objectives and implementation of AI-related research in contexts beyond
United States borders.
DATES: Comments containing information in response to this notice must
be received on or before April 10, 2024. Submissions received after
that date may not be considered.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
Sent as an attachment to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4621272f34271934202f063335272f2268212930"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="91f6f0f8e3f0cee3f7f8d1e4e2f0f8f5bff6fee7">[email protected]</span></a> in any of the
following unlocked formats: HTML; ASCII; Word; RTF; Unicode, or .pdf.
Written comments may be submitted by mail to: USAID, IPI/ITR/T, Rm.
2.12-213, RRB, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004.
Response to this RFI is voluntary. Submissions must not exceed 10
pages (when printed) in 12-point or larger font, with a page number
provided on each page. Please include your name, organization's name
(if any), and cite ``Global AI Research Agenda'' in all correspondence.
Comments containing references, studies, research, and other
empirical data that are not widely published should include copies of
the referenced materials. All comments and submissions, including
attachments and other supporting materials, will become part of the
public record and subject to public disclosure.
USAID will not accept comments accompanied by a request that part
or all of the material be treated confidentially because of its
business proprietary nature or for any other reason. Therefore, do not
submit confidential business information or otherwise sensitive,
protected, or personal information, such as account numbers, Social
Security numbers, or names of other individuals.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this RFI contact:
Craig Jolley, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c7a0a6aeb5a698b5a1ae87b2b4a6aea3e9a0a8b1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3c4c2cad1c2fcd1c5cae3d6d0c2cac78dc4ccd5">[email protected]</span></a> or 1-202-712-5536.
Accessible Format: USAID will make the RFI available in alternate
formats, such as Braille or large print, upon request by persons with
disabilities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To promote safe, responsible, and rights-
affirming development and deployment of AI abroad, the Executive Order
on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial
Intelligence directs:
``The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development, in collaboration with the
Secretary of Energy and the Director of NSF, shall develop a Global AI
Research Agenda to guide the objectives and implementation of AI-
related research in contexts beyond United States borders. The Agenda
shall:
(A) include principles, guidelines, priorities, and best practices
aimed at ensuring the safe, responsible, beneficial, and sustainable
global development and adoption of AI; and
(B) address AI's labor-market implications across international
contexts, including by recommending risk mitigations.''
USAID and the State Department are seeking information to assist in
carrying out this action.
The rapid development of AI technologies is taking place in a
highly-connected global context, in which funding, data, talent, and
computing resources flow across borders to create globally-sourced
products with global audiences. Building a safe, secure, trustworthy
global AI ecosystem will require robust international collaboration and
thorough understanding of the global impacts of AI technologies.
As a result, the Global AI Research Agenda has three interrelated
goals:
<bullet> First, to leverage robust research collaborations to
promote the safe, responsible, beneficial, and sustainable development
of AI technologies around the world. This will require understanding of
the best practices for building international partnerships, and using
these partnerships to promote responsible research practices.
<bullet> Second, to outline important areas of inquiry for the
study of AI's human impacts in a global context. Given the rapid
development of AI technology, we are still at an early stage of
understanding how it may reshape our economies, societies, and selves.
Because AI's reach is inherently global, this inquiry needs to take a
global perspective, understanding how the human impacts of AI are
modulated by language, culture, geography, and socioeconomic
development.
<bullet> Finally, to address the global labor market implications
of AI. While many leading AI companies are based in the United States
and other wealthy countries of the Global North, necessary inputs such
as data labeling and human-feedback training involve workers in much
more diverse settings. Similarly, the availability of commercial APIs
and open-source models make the outputs of AI accessible around the
world, potentially leading to unpredictable changes in the quantity,
profitability, and nature of work.
The Global AI Research Agenda drafting committee is currently
working with the following high-level structure for the Agenda. We
welcome public input on this high-level structure, in particular
whether other topics need to be emphasized in order to address the
three goals above.
<bullet> International Research Principles
<bullet> AI Research Best Practices
<bullet> AI Research Priorities
[cir] Sociotechnical perspectives on human-AI interactions (i.e.,
research approaches situating technological systems in their social,
cultural, and economic contexts)
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[cir] Advancing fundamental AI through international collaborations
and research infrastructure
[cir] Applications of AI to address global challenges: climate,
food security, health, etc.
[cir] Global perspectives on AI misuse: surveillance, information
integrity, gender-based violence
[cir] Advancing safe, secure, inclusive, and trustworthy AI
<bullet> Labor Market Implications and risk mitigation
In considering information for submission, respondents are
encouraged to review resources that USAID, State Department, DOE, and
NSF have developed or coordinated with partners to develop in the past:
<bullet> USAID Digital Ecosystem Framework
<bullet> USAID AI Action Plan
<bullet> Reflecting the Past, Shaping the Future: Making AI Work for
International Development
<bullet> OECD Working Party on AI Governance
<bullet> Global Partnership on AI
<bullet> OECD Recommendation on AI
<bullet> Hiroshima Process Code of Conduct for Organizations Developing
Advanced AI Systems
<bullet> National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development
Strategic Plan
1. Questions for the Global AI Research Agenda
USAID and State Department are interested in receiving information
pertinent to any or all of the topics described below. Respondents may
provide information on one or more of the topics in this RFI and may
elect not to address every topic.
Please answer based on your experience, the positions of your
organization, or research you have encountered or conducted. Where
possible, please cite the source of your information or note when
personal views are expressed.
Information that is specific and actionable is of special interest.
Copyright protections of materials, if any, should be clearly noted.
USAID and the State Department are especially interested in the
perspectives of those living and/or working in emerging economies,
though responses are welcome from anyone.
<bullet> Research best practices: What sorts of guidelines,
practices, or institutional arrangements can help various research
stakeholders (universities, corporate R&D centers, conferences,
journals, etc.) ensure that AI research is safe, ethical, and sensitive
to global contexts?
[cir] In particular, what criteria and frameworks are currently
being used by AI conferences, publications, and funders?
<bullet> International engagement: What types of international
research partnerships have been most effective in ensuring alignment on
safe, secure, and trustworthy AI? What types have been challenging?
<bullet> Foundation models: How might research and engagement best
practices differ between the developers of foundation models and
``downstream'' users of these models? What do users want and need from
foundation model developers?
<bullet> Human impacts: What considerations are most important for
safe and ethical research into the human impacts of AI systems (e.g.,
mental health, labor displacement, bias and discrimination)? How do
these considerations vary in different global contexts?
<bullet> Enabling infrastructure: What are the best strategies to
ensure access to computing resources, data, and other prerequisites for
AI research?
<bullet> Global equity considerations: How might these best
practices or strategies look different for partnerships in developed
economies and those involving emerging economies? How might best
practices differ for different types of partnerships (academic, private
sector, government, public-private etc.)?
Authority: Executive Order 14110 of Oct. 30, 2023.
Sabeen V. Dhanani,
Deputy Director, Technology Division, Innovation, Technology & Research
Hub (ITR), Bureau for Inclusive Growth, Partnerships, and Innovation.
[FR Doc. 2024-05357 Filed 3-13-24; 8:45 am]
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