Supports speculative, high-risk and high-reward research that advances explainability, reliability and understanding of advanced AI systems.
A direct fit for new explainability methods, evaluations and human-understandable evidence that go beyond incremental application engineering.
01The lead must be based at a UKRI-eligible UK research organisation.
02The maximum full economic cost is £602,500; UKRI states it will fund 80%.
03The research must fit the published next-generation explainable-AI scope.
01State the explainability failure the research addresses.
02Show why the idea is ambitious and why existing methods are insufficient.
03Define evaluation, responsible-research and impact routes.
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