Decentralized Artificial Intelligence through Controlled Emergence (DICE)
Dept of Defense · DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA)
Opportunity details
Decentralized Artificial Intelligence through Controlled Emergence (DICE) is currently listed as accepting responses on SAM.gov. Buyer context: Dept of Defense · DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA). Industry classification: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (NAICS 541715). Product/service classification: NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; BASIC RESEARCH (PSC AC11). Notice type: Solicitation. GovGazette adds public award history and related pages to help you decide whether to keep reading. Check all requirements on SAM.gov.
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- Response deadline
- Aug 25, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT
- Set-aside
- None listed
- Place of performance
- —
- Posted
- Jul 14, 2026
- Solicitation
- HR001126S0010
- Contracting office
- DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY · ARLINGTON · VA
- Source
- SAM.gov
Description
The DICE program seeks to develop the theory and algorithms for decentralized coordination and local inference control to enable a scalable, adaptive, and resilient collective of heterogeneous AI agents that can autonomously execute sustained long-time-horizon missions in contested environments while remaining under human control. In contrast to small-scale, rigid, and fragile centralized orchestration or the high-risk unpredictable nature of ad hoc compositions of AI agents, DICE aims to harness the scalability and adaptability of self-organizing systems while minimizing risks and ensuring that the collective behavior remains predictable and aligned with intended outcomes. This approach mirrors the principles of decentralized self-organization that underpin the internet's own scalability and resilience, where robust global behavior emerges from simple, local rules.
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