NSF established the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Operations Center, led by San Diego and Texas advanced-computing centers.

The U.S. National Science Foundation established the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Operations Center, or NSF NAIRR-OC. The center is intended to strengthen U.S. capacity for AI research and AI-enabled scientific discovery.

The operations center will be led by the San Diego Supercomputer Center and the Texas Advanced Computing Center. These organizations are advanced-computing centers rather than commercial cloud providers.

The investment will provide the operational foundation for the broader National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource. NAIRR is described as a national public-private effort designed to expand access to advanced AI research capabilities.

The supplied announcement did not specify a total dollar value, accelerator count, cluster configuration or power capacity for the operations center. Its stated role is operational coordination and support for the national resource.