Highlights from the current issue: NSF Convergence Accelerator Transitioning research to practice for societal impact The Third AI Summer Exploring recurring themes in AI history and the future of AI Challenges in ConvAI Evaluation Problems behind evaluating creative and mature ConvAI systems View Current Issue : https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/23719621/2022/43/1

The National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator addresses national-scale societal challenges through use-inspired convergence research. Leveraging a convergence approach the Convergence Accelerator builds upon basic research and discovery to make timely investments to strengthen the Nations innovation ecosystem associated with several key R&D priority areas and practices to include the coronavirus disease 2019, harnessing the data revolution, the future of work, and quantum technology. Artificial Intelligence is a key underlying theme across all of these areas.