Tippkeskuste meetme toetuskiri - EXAI

Our ref. 13.09.2023 No 1.1-16/3374-1 Non-Binding Letter of Support: Estonian Centre of Excellence in AI Dear Dr. Kull, The Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs hereby expresses the support for your initiative to establish the Estonian Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence (EXAI) with the support of the Estonian Research Council. To our understanding the EXAI focuses on advancing innovative methodologies for (1) leveraging large language models in building efficient and trustworthy analysis and prediction systems; (2) implementing control mechanisms and guardrails to ensure that the advanced AI systems follow their specification; (3) adapting and enhancing AI systems for improved performance in targeted application contexts while using Estonian language; and (4) achieving end-to-end security and privacy assurance of AI systems. One central application domain chosen by EXAI for this is personalised medicine. EXAI aims to develop and apply new AI tools for the healthcare domain using electronic health records including free text and structured data, personalised medicine and omics, possibly also imaging data. EXAI seeks to train models for prediction, summarisation, and better explaining decision support systems in this domain. Given that the Ministry of Social Affairs is responsible for health promotion and treatment policies, including furthering digitalization of medicine and supporting new digital technologies in the domain, we are open to explore the application of new algorithms in this domain in the context of collaborative projects with EXAI researchers. The establishment of EXAI would significantly contribute to the AI innovation ecosystem in Estonia and beyond. The Ministry looks forward to planning and starting concrete collaborative efforts once the EXAI Centre is in place. Sincerely, Maarjo Mändmaa Secretary General Mari Teesalu +372 5916 2047 [email protected] Suur-Ameerika 1 / 10122 Tallinn / ESTONIA / +372 626 9301 / [email protected] / www.sm.ee / Reg. no 70001952