NSF and NVIDIA partnership enables Ai2 to develop fully open AI models to fuel U.S. scientific innovation
August 14, 2025
Ai2 has been awarded $75 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and $77 million from NVIDIA as part of a jointly funded project with the NSF and NVIDIA to advance our research and develop truly open AI models and solutions that will accelerate scientific discovery.

UNM joins Brown University in national institute focused on intuitive, trustworthy AI assistants
August 6, 2025
A $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation will help experts from institutions around the country develop an artificial intelligence research institute aimed at developing a new generation of AI assistants capable of trustworthy, sensitive and context-aware interactions with people. AI chatbots have already been deployed by companies in mental and behavioral health settings. Ensuring the next generation of AI assistants can respond in respectful, human-oriented ways is of the utmost importance.