Federal Science Funding Cuts Put A.I.’s Foundation at Risk, Experts Warn

A troubled birthday for the National Science Foundation

The headquarters of the U.S. National Science Foundation in Alexandria, Virginia. | Courtesy of U.S. National Science Foundation Happy 75th birthday, National Science Foundation! On May 10, 1950, Congress established one of the world’s best value, highest impact, and, frankly, coolest science agencies. The NSF finances federal research in just about anything that’s not health (the National Institutes of Health do that). It’s been a bit of a roug…

Federal Science Funding Cuts Put A.I.’s Foundation at Risk, Experts Warn

As A.I. researchers lose funds, scientists say America in turn will lose talent, dominance and the economic benefits of innovation.

The case of insufficient support for research in the field of machine learning and artificial intelligence at CTU has its first practical impact. Renowned scientist Tomáš Mikolov left the university after a long-term failure to obtain financial support for his team's work in developing artificial intelligence systems. Now his two...

The Register: US govt’s science foundation purges 37 divisions, equity unit among casualties

The Register: US govt’s science foundation purges 37 divisions, equity unit among casualties. “The US government’s National Science Foundation (NSF) is reportedly axing more than three dozen divisions, including its equity-in-STEM unit, while prepping staff layoffs and yanking over a billion dollars in recently awarded grants. The purge has already sparked legal action and congressional scrutiny.”The post The Register: US govt’s science foundati…