FASEB Responds to Request for Feedback on AI Action Plan

By: Jennifer Zeitzer
Thursday, March 27, 2025
On March 14, FASEB responded to a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input on the development of the National Science Foundation-Office of Science and Technology Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan. The RFI was posted in the Federal Register on February 6 on behalf of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development  National Coordination Office of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Stakeholder input was requested on priority actions that should be included in the Development of the AI Action Plan as directed by a Presidential Executive Order that was issued on January 23, 2025. The AI Action Plan will “define the priority policy actions needed to sustain and enhance America’s AI dominance, and to ensure that unnecessarily burdensome requirements do not hamper private sector AI innovation.”

FASEB's comments addressed four categories of feedback focused on new or revised policies, regulations, and guidelines, scientific integrity and intellectual property, data protection, privacy and security, and workforce impact and training that should be included in the new AI Action Plan to best position America as the global leader in AI and Generative AI. In its response, FASEB also applauded OSTP’s and NSF’s commitment to seek public input on the new AI Action plan and included comments on enabling proper use case applications of AI and Gen AI, ensuring research integrity, fostering stakeholder trust while respecting individual rights, and addressing comprehensive end-to-end workforce needs. Where feasible, FASEB encouraged agencies to take consistent approaches with respective policies and regulations of funding agencies around the globe to reduce confusion for practicing researchers.

The detailed response to the RFI was based on FASEB’s report titled "Recommendations for Generative AI in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences." This report, released in December 2024, provides comprehensive recommendations on the responsible integration of Gen AI into biological and biomedical research and is intended to help federal agencies, policymakers, institutions, individual researchers, and other stakeholders navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of Generative AI (Gen AI) in scientific research.