The National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes is launching today to fund $200 million in grants over the coming years, which shall go towards benefiting society. "Sustained R&D investments are needed to advance trust in AI systems to ensure they meet society's needs" Building trustworthy AI is at the top of the funding priorities for the new program led by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and supported by a whole bunch of government agencies and their many acronyms. Together, these six areas shall prove to have a profound impact on our lives in the future -- from the management of our food supply to curing and preventing diseases and making giant leaps in our understanding of our place in the cosmos. "Sustained R&D investments are needed to advance trust in AI systems to ensure they meet society's needs and adequately address requirements for robustness, fairness, explainability, and security," according to the National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan: 2019 Update. NSF Director France Cordova stated, "Advances in AI are progressing rapidly and demonstrating the potential to transform our lives.