Measuring what actually works
SPARK is SDSC's industry consortium for applied research in AI, agentic systems, and quantum: sponsor-driven studies, working papers, and executive workshops.
Research
Executive briefings, working papers, and points of view from the consortium.
Scientifically Automating Data Quality Decisions with AI Explainability Weights
James Massa, JPMorgan Chase & James E. Short, SDSC
Working PaperIs AI Governable?
As AI systems grow in scale, complexity, and capability, how they can be effectively governed becomes increasingly urgent.
Working PaperAgentic AI Data Quality and Zero Trust
Introduces Zero Trust Data Quality (ZTDQ), applying zero-trust principles to data quality assessment in agentic systems.
Point of ViewArchitecting Enterprise AI for Scale, Control, and Competitive Advantage
John Ottman & Suresh Mani, Solix
Active Projects
Sponsor-driven studies underway now.
Upcoming
Workshops and events on the calendar.
What AI Means for Business
Explore how AI is transforming every aspect of our world
AI Means Business Opportunity
The promise of AI is the digitalization of industry. What electrification, assembly lines, operations research and finance meant to labor, production and capital in the 1900s. The risks of AI are it cannot be avoided, you can't fall behind, and to get it right may take a decade.
AI Means Technology Leadership
The full scope and impact of AI will evolve over time — through trial and error. The challenge lies in the fact that much of AI's progress will not be directly visible, taking place within competing nation states, national labs, science-driven industry, and embedded in complex organizational processes.
AI Means Better Healthcare
Arguably, the most critical AI use case is healthcare. From advancing biomedical research to improving access to healthcare professionals, AI's promise spans our understanding of diseases, drug development, clinical diagnosis, and the shift from prescriptive to preventative care.
AI Means More Responsive Government
AI has the potential to make government more responsive by streamlining decision-making, improving citizen engagement and enhancing civic trust. By making data-driven, evidence-based policies, AI's promise is to reduce political biases, human error and administrative inefficiencies.
AI Means a Better Life
AI holds the promise of expanding human potential — from enabling access to education, health, and economic opportunity, to supporting personal growth and meaningful engagement. The better life it offers depends on the values we embed in its design and the choices we make living with it.
An executive forum for applied AI research
SPARK AI is SDSC's industry consortium for measuring what actually works in enterprise AI, through rigorous, sponsor-driven research and a small, senior group of members.
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