Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Frontiers in AI for Science, Security, and Technology (FASST) Initiative

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy AGENCY: Office of Critical and Emerging Technologies, Department of Energy. ACTION: Request for information (RFI). SUMMARY: The Department of Energy's Office of Critical and Emerging Technologies (CET) seeks public comment to inform how DOE and its 17 national laboratories can leverage existing assets to provide a national AI capability for the public interest. DATES: Responses to the RFI are requested by November 11, 2024. ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit comments electronically to FASST@hq.doe.gov and include “FASST RFI” in the subject line of the email. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Further questions may be addressed to Charles Yang through FASST@hq.doe.gov or (202) 586-6116. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background This is an RFI issued by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Critical and Emerging Technologies (CET). This RFI seeks public input to inform our ongoing work and DOE's proposed Frontiers in AI for Science, Security, and Technology (FASST) initiative, [ 1 ] which seeks to build the world's most powerful, integrated scientific AI models for scientific discovery, applied energy deployment, and national security applications. DOE seeks input from: Academic institutions interested in partnering with DOE to leverage AI for scientific research For-profit and non-profit AI developers and research labs Data center and compute infrastructure providers Startups and investors Small businesses involved in the developme…