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Privacy-preserving human-AI dialogue systems – Organisation of a technological challenge

Pays one team to build and run the shared testing environment that evaluates rival human-AI dialogue systems for defence use.

Privacy-preserving human-AI dialogue systems – Organisation of a technological challenge is a European Defence Fund (EDF) grant that pays one team to build and run the shared testing environment evaluating rival human-AI dialogue systems — chatbots and large language models — for defence use, including their ability to handle classified information and justify their answers. The organiser collects

This topic funds the organisation — not the entry — of a technological challenge that tests human-AI dialogue systems (chatbots and large language models) for defence use, including their ability to handle classified information and justify their answers. The organiser collects and annotates test data, sets evaluation metrics, measures the participating teams' system performance, and runs debriefing workshops.

CycleiHow often this grant runs - e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.No fixed schedule
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.-
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.-
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.-
Award typeiThe form of funding - grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.-
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.€7M

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