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Facilitated cooperation for AI in Science

Paid one European consortium EUR 3 million to draft a strategic research agenda for AI in science and test the case for a future EU AI Research Council.

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Facilitated cooperation for AI in Science is a European Commission Coordination and Support Action, evaluated in a single stage and paid as a lump sum, that funded exactly one European consortium the full EUR 3,000,000 to draft a strategic research agenda for AI in science and test the case for a future EU AI Research Council. Beyond drafting the research agenda and feasibility assessment, the fun…

The Commission wanted a project that mobilised domain scientists and AI researchers to identify long-term research challenges where AI could deliver scientific breakthroughs, across a range of scientific fields. It wanted the project to assess options for improving Europe's data, infrastructure and talent access for AI-enabled science, feeding into the possible future creation of an AI Research Council.

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