Artificial Intelligence
VA’s head of AI sees his role as a ‘bridge’ to future use
Meet the Department of Veterans Affairs CAIO Charles Worthington. He envisions a future where AI components are built into standard technology and software.
The AI journey at State
Matthew Graviss, the State Department’s chief data and artificial intelligence officer, talks about how the agency is delivering artificial intelligence tools to its global workforce.
Microsoft and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory bring AI to quantum chemistry research
An updated version of Microsoft’s Azure Quantum Elements that combines artificial intelligence and chemistry-specific software tools will be available on Github.
VA is updating its AI suicide risk model to reach more women
The department is looking to add military sexual trauma and intimate partner violence as risk factors for suicide in its predictive model for identifying veterans at high risk of self-harm.
AI tools helped Treasury recover billions in fraud and improper payments
Risk screening, check fraud detection and more have helped the government recover more than $4 billion, Treasury announced.
Labor Dept. outlines worker-centric approach to AI in new roadmap
The recommendations for both artificial intelligence software developers and deployers prioritize worker wellbeing and engagement.
Google announces AI offering for classified environments
A “large percentage” of U.S. military and intelligence agencies briefed on the upcoming Gemini version expressed interest in the tool, a Google executive said.
A new playbook offers guidance for AI leadership
A Google-backed report from IDC found several differences between the work of more AI-mature agencies and those still working to leverage the emerging technology.
The Rise of the Chief AI Officer
In the year since the White House required agencies to name a CAIO, the people holding those positions have been responsible for many efforts and innovations that draw on advances in artificial intelligence.
Labor's AI mission spans public policy and internal agency use
Meet the Department of Labor's CAIO Mangala Kuppa. She's focused in large part on AI safety and making sure the tech tools promote workers' well being.
Bridging security and productivity at Energy
Meet the Department of Energy's CAIO Helena Fu and CIO Ann Dunkin. They're looking to support employees with AI tools while also keeping an eye out for what the emerging tech means for their national security missions.
TSA's 'crawl, walk, run' approach to AI
Meet J. Matt Gilkeson, Chief Technology, Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer at the Transportation Security Administration
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Energy Dept. eyes hyperscalers as future leaders in carbon-free energy adoption
Leadership from the Department of Energy spoke on Wednesday about its ongoing discussions with leading data computing companies to continue grid decarbonization efforts amid artificial intelligence acceleration.
HHS looks to balance use of clinical data in AI with safety, bias considerations
The agency’s acting chief artificial intelligence officer discussed the future of AI in healthcare delivery.
FCC commissioner warns of ‘heavy handed’ AI regulation in political ads
As the Federal Communications Commissions weighs the proposed rule to bring a disclosure regime to political ads using AI, Republican FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr highlighted technical nuances and public confusion as two potential roadblocks.
OMB releases AI procurement guidelines
Interagency collaboration and risk mitigation are the two big themes included in the Office of Management and Budget’s artificial intelligence software procurement guidance.
Can AI predict if a Marine will quit? Corps wants to know
“Retention prediction network” could reveal signs that trainers and recruiters might otherwise miss.
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State’s AI chatbot journey started with collaboration
Tech leadership at the State Department gave Nextgov/FCW an exclusive look into how the development of its AI-powered chatbot is going, along with the most important internal processes.
Mastermind behind Biden AI robocalls fined $6M by FCC
Steve Kramer said he originated the operation to show the dangers of AI in political campaigns.
FTC takes action against 5 AI companies under new initiative
Operation AI Comply spotlights allegedly fraudulent systems as a new FTC program to keep companies honest about their automated offerings.
