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National Science Foundation, in collaboration with Amazon, awards 11 Fairness in AI grant projects

11 research grants. That's how Amazon and NSF are betting on AI fairness while others chase raw performance.

Reporting by Amazon Science 1 min brief
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Strategic partnership signals Amazon's long-term play for trustworthy AI positioning, potentially setting regulatory and enterprise standards ahead of competitors focused purely on capability gains.

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  1. 11 Fairness in AI grant projects awarded

  2. National Science Foundation partnership with Amazon

  3. Focus on trustworthy AI systems for societal challenges

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Publisher excerpt: Program supports computational research with goal of creating trustworthy AI systems that can address some of society's grand challenges.
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