Request for Proposal

Market Analysis - Responsible AI

July 22, 2020

Partnership on AI

Reports to: COO

Response deadline: August 7, 2020

The Partnership on AI (PAI) is the leading forum addressing the most important and difficult decisions on the future of AI. We are a non-profit that invites diverse voices into the process of technical governance, design, and deployment of AI technologies. Our essential Partners work together across industry, academia, and civil society to understand the implications of AI advancements and ensure they benefit society equitably. Through dialogue, insight, education, and guidance, PAI informs responsible AI solutions and identifies opportunities to address humanity’s pressing challenges. 

Further information on PAI can be found here.

1. Scope

PAI seeks a consultant to conduct a market analysis of the responsible AI ecosystem. We aim to better understand the monetary value of the responsible AI ecosystem, and the impact of economic uncertainty related to responsible AI investments by corporations and other entities.

This short term contract aims to conduct an analysis to answer the following questions:

1. What is the monetary value of investments that US and non US corporations make in developing responsible AI?

1. What form(s) do these investments take (e.g. hiring in house researchers, partnering with outside groups and entities, endowing research at academic institutions, etc.)?

2. Will these investments increase or decrease in the short (1 - 5 years) and long term (>decade)?

2. To what degree will current economic uncertainty impact current and future investment decisions in responsible AI by corporate and other actors?

3. Are there certain aspects of responsible AI development, or AI related technologies that will attract increased investments from US and non US corporations over the next decade?

1. Are there certain AI related industries or sectors that will attract increased investments more than others?

4. What will be the volume (in monetary value) of charitable assets and contributions deployed towards responsible AI development over the next decade? 

1. What are the best preliminary indicators of a positive return on philanthropic investment over time?

The above questions can be answered through desk research and/or interviews with experts. The output desired is a written report and/or a presentation deck. 

2. Submission Guidelines

Only qualified individuals or firms with prior experience on projects such as this should submit proposals in response. Bidders must include the following in their response:

1. A technical proposal that is no more than 2 pages long and provides:

1. A brief overview of the methodology to be employed, proposed research and production schedule and milestones as applicable

2. Examples of prior similar work: A list of at least 3 projects that are substantially similar to the scope of this project, including references

2. An estimated budget that includes an overall fixed price for the project (based on an estimated total hours) or hourly rate with anticipated time required

3. RFP and Project Timelines

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