§ 9202. NSF support of research on manipulated or synthesized content and information security

The Director of the National Science Foundation, in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies, shall support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on manipulated or synthesized content and information authenticity, which may include—

• (1) fundamental research on digital forensic tools or other technologies for verifying the authenticity of information and detection of manipulated or synthesized content, including content generated by generative adversarial networks;
• (2) fundamental research on technical tools for identifying manipulated or synthesized content, such as watermarking systems for generated media;
• (3) social and behavioral research related to manipulated or synthesized content, including human engagement with the content;
• (4) research on public understanding and awareness of manipulated and synthesized content, including research on best practices for educating the public to discern authenticity of digital content; and
• (5) research awards coordinated with other federal agencies and programs, including the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency, 1 1 So in original. Probably should be “Activity,”. with coordination enabled by the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program.