The Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), a state-of-the-art facility for studying the strong force, is expected to begin commissioning its first experiments in 2028. This is an opportune time for artificial intelligence (AI) to be included from the start at this facility and in all phases that lead up to the experiments. The second annual workshop organized by the AI4EIC working group, which recently took place, centered on exploring all current and prospective application areas of AI for the EIC. This workshop is not only beneficial for the EIC, but also provides valuable insights for the newly established ePIC collaboration at EIC. This paper summarizes the different activities and R&D projects covered across the sessions of the workshop and provides an overview of the goals, approaches and strategies regarding AI/ML in the EIC community, as well as cutting-edge techniques currently studied in other experiments.

翻译：电子-离子对撞机（EIC）作为研究强相互作用的前沿设施，预计将于2028年开始首批实验调试。这一时机恰逢人工智能（AI）自始便融入该设施的建设及实验准备各阶段。AI4EIC工作组近期举办的第二届年度研讨会，聚焦探索AI在EIC中当前及潜在的全方位应用领域。本次研讨不仅对EIC具有直接助益，也为EIC新近成立的ePIC合作组提供了重要启示。本文总结了研讨会各环节所涵盖的不同研发项目与活动，系统阐述了EIC学界在人工智能/机器学习（AI/ML）领域的目标、方法与策略，并概述了当前其他实验中正在研究的尖端技术。