On May 4, the National Science Foundation announced seven new AI Institutes. These are in addition to the previous 18 announced in 2020 and 2021, respectively. Each institute and its unique area of focus (at the intersection of AI and critical areas of national economic and societal priorities) is explained in detail below. These are predominately funded by the NSF and USDA-NIFA.
https://new.nsf.gov/news/nsf-announces-7-new-national-artificial
List of new AI Institutes:
- NSF Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law & Society (TRAILS)
- AI Institute for Agent-based Cyber Threat Intelligence and Operation (ACTION)
- AI Institute for Climate-Land Interactions, Mitigation, Adaptation, Tradeoffs and Economy (AI-CLIMATE)*
- AI Institute for Artificial and Natural Intelligence (ARNI)
- AI-Institute for Societal Decision Making (AI-SDM)
- AI Institute for Inclusive Intelligent Technologies for Education (INVITE)**
- AI Institute for Exceptional Education (AI4ExceptionalEd)
To view a full list of all 25 AI Institutes, follow the link here.
2025 Update:
* AI-CLIMATE is now the AI Institute for Land, Economy, Agriculture & Forestry (AI-LEAF).
** INVITE is now the AI Institute for Innovative Intelligent Technologies for Education (INVITE).
