New Report: “Funding by Algorithm: A Handbook For Responsible Uses of AI and Machine Learning by Research Funders”

From the Research on Research Institute (RoRI):

The Research on Research Institute (RoRI), in partnership with the Research Council of Norway (RCN), today launches Funding by Algorithm: A handbook for responsible uses of AI and machine learning by research funders, a major new publication to support research funders in navigating the fast-changing landscape of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

From peer review to portfolio analysis, grant selection to policy design, data-driven tools are becoming central to the way research is funded and assessed.

As interest grows in the use of AI and machine learning to improve these processes, many funders are now asking: What can these tools meaningfully help us do? Where are the risks? And how do we ensure they are used fairly and transparently?

While the rise of generative AI has sparked sweeping predictions about its impact on research, the practical realities of applying these technologies in funding and evaluation are far more complex. Funding by Algorithm offers frameworks for identifying appropriate use cases, strategies for building internal capacity, and insights from real-world applications.

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