The Center for Responsible AI Project (2024)

Abstract: This paper describes the project “NextGenAI: Center for Responsible AI”, a 39-month Mobilizing and Green Agenda for Business Innovation funded by the Portuguese Recovery and Resilience Plan, under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The project aims to create a new Center for Responsible AI in Portugal, capable of delivering more than 20 AI products in crucial areas like “Life Sciences”, many of which use generative AI, particularly NLP models such as those for Machine Translation, contributing to translating into legislation the European Law included in the EU AI Act, and creating a critical mass in the development of responsible AI technologies. To accomplish this mission, the Center for Responsible AI is formed by an ecosystem of startups and research institutions driving research in a virtuous way by addressing real market needs and opportunities in Responsible AI.

## introduction mckinsey estimates that generative ai could add the equivalent of @xmath04.4 trillion annually in value to the global economy -by comparison, more than 10x the portuguese gdp. this would increase the impact of all artificial intelligence by 15 to 40 percent @xcite . the center for responsible ai aims to create the next generation of ai products, delivering business impact in this global market. however, ai has inherent risks that are limiting its full potential, particularly in critical fields such as life sciences, where ai's wrong decisions could endanger lives. moreover, ai can cause harm to humanity, notably by jeopardizing privacy, exacerbating carbon emissions due to its demanding computational needs, and operating opaquely, impeding understanding of its operations, decision-making processes, and ethical alignment. responsible ai technologies and principles are the key to bringing all the benefits of ai to humanity while ensuring sustainability and preventing harm. to accomplish this mission, the center for responsible ai is formed by an ecosystem of ai start-ups that will create synergies with top research centers, driving research in a virtuous way by addressing real market needs.. to ensure real-world impact, the consortium includes leading companies in key markets as technology adopters. the center aims to create or leverage over 20 responsible ai products 2 , many of which use generative ai, particularly nlp models such as those for machine translation while creating a critical mass of knowledge and talent in responsible ai technologies. this initiative seeks to establish europe as a global leader in responsible ai, influencing principles and regulations in this domain, and contributing to eu ai legislation. ## project overview the center for responsible ai's proposal received approval for a total investment of around €78 million that will be executed from october 2021 to december 2025. the center's overall mission is to revolutionize the ai landscape responsibly and to develop the next generation of ai products that are explainable, fair, trustworthy, and sustainable. the project's main goals can be summarized as follows: