{"id":212046,"date":"2026-02-10T15:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/10\/lawmakers-take-another-shot-at-nsf-run-prizes-for-using-ai-to-solve-problems\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:05:11","slug":"lawmakers-take-another-shot-at-nsf-run-prizes-for-using-ai-to-solve-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/10\/lawmakers-take-another-shot-at-nsf-run-prizes-for-using-ai-to-solve-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers take another shot at NSF-run prizes for using AI to solve problems"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lawmakers take another shot at NSF-run prizes for using AI to solve problems<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/fedscoop.com\/national-science-foundation-ai-grand-challenges-act\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-02-10 15:01:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Congress is breathing new life into legislation that would place the National Science Foundation in charge of $1 million prize competitions where artificial intelligence is used to solve problems across a range of sectors.<\/p>\n

The AI Grand Challenges Act was reintroduced Monday by Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Reps. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and Jay Obernolte, R-Calif. The bill was first introduced in 2024 but failed to advance in the Senate or the House.<\/p>\n

Under the bill, the NSF-run competitions would bring together researchers, entrepreneurs, innovators and other tech-savvy professionals to leverage AI in tackling complex issues in disciplines including health, energy, environment, national security, materials science and cybersecurity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe impact that AI has already made on our country is promising, but we haven\u2019t even scratched the surface on harnessing its full potential,\u201d Rounds said in a press release. \u201cThe ability to make progress in the fields of science, technology and especially health care will be revolutionary and could even lead to the cures of many diseases. Grand challenges have proven successful in ways to advance new scientific discoveries.\u201d<\/p>\n

NSF would work with the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the National AI Advisory Committee and other relevant agencies to determine the specific challenges. There would also be a component in the competitions to \u201caddress AI system-specific challenges like bias mitigation, content provenance, and explainability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Funding for the awards would come via requests from other federal agencies, as well as contributions from for- and non-profit entities, and state and local governments. Each prize would be worth at least $1 million. A competition focused specifically on breakthroughs in cancer detection and treatment would award at…<\/p>\n

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