Next generation artificial intelligence (AI): explainable AI
Funding for speculative, high-risk fundamental research in explainable AI.
This opportunity supports speculative and high-risk fundamental research with the potential to deliver high reward and a step change in the explainability of future artificial intelligence (AI) systems.
It is for applicants based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation funding. Applications are particularly welcome from early and mid-career researchers.
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The opportunity supports research working towards a demonstrable impact on AI technology and building the UK’s capacity to design and deploy explainable AI technologies. It will not support incremental work lacking ambition to push the boundaries of AI explainability, continuation of existing projects, or applications consisting of majority non-technical research such as purely social science, legal, policy or ethical studies.
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