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The U.S. National Science Foundation announced the establishment of 11 new NSF National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes, building on the first round of seven institutes funded in 2020. The combined investment of $220 million expands the reach of these institutes to include a total of 37 states.

The purpose of the program, funded in part by a $30,000 grant from The Grable Foundation, aimed to offer a common space for educators to learn more about AI so that these teachers can then go back to their respective schools and prepare courses or activities for their students, which itself is part of a larger effort that vies to prepare the region’s workforce for a future where AI uses are likely to grow exponentially.

Plenty of people are afraid of AI’s capabilities. An expert says those worries are misguided. The larger concern is ensuring engineers understand ethics.