{"id":814,"date":"2024-10-15T14:41:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T14:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=814"},"modified":"2024-10-15T14:41:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T14:41:52","slug":"systemic-ai-safety-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=814","title":{"rendered":"Systemic AI Safety Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"355\" height=\"84\" src=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AI-Safety-Institute-logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AI-Safety-Institute-logo.png 355w, https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AI-Safety-Institute-logo-300x71.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funding for impactful research that takes a systemic approach to AI safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Applications are sought on a range of safety-related problems. This could involve:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monitoring and anticipating AI use and misuse in society.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The risks they expose in certain sectors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the purpose of this call, AI safety is interpreted as a very broad field of research and interventions \u2013 for example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A systems-informed approach for how to improve trust in authentic digital media, protect against AI-generated misinformation, and improve democratic deliberation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Targeted interventions that protect critical infrastructure, for example, those providing energy or healthcare, from an AI-mediated cyberattack.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ideas about how to measure or mitigate the potentially destabilising effects of AI transformations of the labour market.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ways to measure, model, and mitigate the secondary effects of AI systems that take autonomous actions on digital platforms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A longer list of example projects can be found in the document attached below, along with a full list of FAQs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As future risks from AI remain largely unknown, a range of plausible assumptions about how AI technologies will develop and be deployed in the next 2-5 years will be accepted. Projects can address both ongoing and anticipated risks, as long as they are credible and evidence based.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proposals should also enhance understanding of how government could intervene where needed &#8211; with new infrastructure and technical innovations &#8211; to make society more resilient to AI-related risks.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-decoration:underline\">\u200dELIGIBILITY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers from the UK at all career stages are encouraged to apply, particularly with projects that bring together academic, industry, and civil society experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">International partners are also welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collaborations that span various specialisms and research domains are encouraged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-decoration:underline\">VALUE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This opportunity offers initial seed grants of up to \u00a3200,000, followed by future rounds with more substantial awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Successful applicants will receive ongoing support, computing resources where needed, and access to a community of AI and sector-specific domain experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-decoration:underline\">KEY DATES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Webinar: 6 November 2024 (register <a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/f41a54fa-421b-4669-85d9-24ca4130bfdb@cbac7005-02c1-43eb-b497-e6492d1b2dd8\">here<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Deadline: 26 November 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further details, including how to apply and what is expected of applicants, are available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aisi.gov.uk\/grants\">opportunity webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any questions about this call should be emailed to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:AISIgrants@dsit.gov.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AISIgrants@dsit.gov.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Examples-of-systemic-AI-safety-projects-and-focus-areas.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Examples of systemic AI safety projects and focus areas.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-87b3930a-8b19-4e75-98c5-b8344f73b1ed\" href=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Examples-of-systemic-AI-safety-projects-and-focus-areas.pdf\">Examples of systemic AI safety projects and focus areas<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Examples-of-systemic-AI-safety-projects-and-focus-areas.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-87b3930a-8b19-4e75-98c5-b8344f73b1ed\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Systemic-AI-Safety-Grants-FAQ.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Systemic AI Safety Grants - FAQ.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-7f2a8f97-d2a2-49e6-9d19-62cb2c690fd0\" href=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Systemic-AI-Safety-Grants-FAQ.pdf\">Systemic AI Safety Grants &#8211; FAQ<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Systemic-AI-Safety-Grants-FAQ.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-7f2a8f97-d2a2-49e6-9d19-62cb2c690fd0\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funding for impactful research that takes a systemic approach to AI safety. 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