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DARPA DICE Proposers Day Announcement for Decentralized AI Research

This announcement from DARPA introduces the DICE (Decentralized Artificial Intelligence through Controlled Emergence) Proposers Day, focusing on research for decentralized AI systems. - Issued by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) - DICE program aims to develop theory and algorithms for decentralized coordination and local inference control - Goal: Enable scalable, adaptive, and resilient collectives of heterogeneous AI agents - Focus on autonomous, sustained missions in contested environments under human control - No specific products, vendors, or procurement requirements are listed - The notice is informational and does not represent a solicitation or contract award - No commercial opportunities, sole source contracts, or equipment/service requirements are detailed - Event location/contracting office: 675 North Randolph Street, Arlington, VA (DARPA headquarters)

Description

The DICE program seeks to develop the theory and algorithms for decentralized coordination and local inference control to enable a scalable, adaptive, and resilient collective of heterogeneous AI agents that can autonomously execute sustained long-time-horizon missions in contested environments while remaining under human control. In contrast to small-scale, rigid, and fragile centralized orchestration or the high-risk unpredictable nature of ad hoc compositions of AI agents, DICE aims to harness the scalability and adaptability of self-organizing systems while minimizing risks and ensuring that the collective behavior remains predictable and aligned with intended outcomes. This approach mirrors the principles of decentralized self-organization that underpin the internet's own scalability and resilience, where robust global behavior emerges from simple, local rules.

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