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FAS joins US AI Safety Institute Research Consortium

Washington, D.C., February 8, 2024 — The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) announced today its participation in the new AI Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC) launched by the National Institute of…

02.08.24 | 2 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Incorporate open source hardware into Patent and Trademark Office search locations for prior art

Increasingly, scientific innovations reside outside the realm of papers and patents. This is particularly true for open source hardware — hardware designs made freely and publicly available for study, modification,…

02.08.24 | 4 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Improve research through better data management and sharing plans

The United States government spends billions of dollars every year to support the best scientific research in the world. The novel and multidisciplinary data produced by these investments have historically…

02.08.24 | 3 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Support scientific software infrastructure by requiring SBOMs for federally funded research

Federally funded research relies heavily on software. Despite considerable evidence demonstrating software’s crucial role in research, there is no systematic process for researchers to acknowledge its use, and those building…

02.08.24 | 4 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Create an Office of Co-Production at the National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) spent $49 billion in fiscal year 2023 on research and development, a significant annual investment in medical treatment discovery and development. Despite NIH’s research…

02.07.24 | 5 min read
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