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AI startup Anthropic to build out public sector team
Thiyagu Ramasamy, formerly of Amazon Web Services, will lead the effort.
DHS launches new AI playbook for public sector
The new guidance is intended for other government organizations to use and draws on lessons learned from three internal pilot programs.
HHS’ 2024 AI use case inventory shows move toward internal chatbots
The agency reported 271 AI use cases in 2024, which it said represented a 66% increase from its reported 2023 total.
DOD announces completion of pilot to identify medical AI vulnerabilities
The Pentagon’s red teaming effort identified more than 800 “potential vulnerabilities and biases” in the use of large language models for clinical note summarization and for a medical advisory chatbot.
Transportation’s AI lead sees ‘collaboration with everybody’ at his agency
Meet Mike Horton, the acting chief AI officer at the Department of Transportation.
Agencies report over 1,700 AI use cases
While federal agencies finalized their artificial intelligence inventories, discrepancies in reporting risk mitigation persist.
House AI Task Force recommends sector-specific regs in final report
The document aims to balance keeping the U.S. competitive in AI innovation and adoption while mitigating negative outcomes.
DHS launches internal GenAI chatbot to leverage non-public data
Agency Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the tool, known as DHSChat, “will help men and women across DHS draft vital reports, summarize critical information, develop new software, streamline administrative tasks and much more.”
Forthcoming House AI report will call for incremental regulation
Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., said he hopes the House AI Task Force’s report will debut sometime in the coming week.
AI has high energy demands but could also speed up energy production, officials say
Artificial intelligence can help speed up the permitting process for new clean energy infrastructure to meet the energy needs of emerging technologies.
‘Team Human’ vs. AI: MIT expert issues warning on artificial general intelligence risks
Artificial general intelligence — smarter-than-human AI capable of performing virtually all tasks — risks spiraling out of human control, MIT professor and Future of Life Institute President Max Tegmark said.
DOD reveals first draft of $15B artificial intelligence contract
The Defense Department wants more companies in the fold for Advana, a multi-domain analytics and AI platform that DOD wants to further scale out.
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Lawmaker wants FCC to create AI tool for identifying scams
The measure from Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah., would direct the FCC to develop an online platform that can assess submitted communications and then rate the likelihood that they are scam attempts.
How much did AI really impact the election?
AI tools can produce realistic deepfakes and synthetic audio that influence public opinion.
NIST sets up new task force on AI and national security
The Testing Risks of AI for National Security Taskforce will bring federal expertise to test artificial intelligence models in critical use cases.
Trust and security are top concerns in the public sector’s use of generative AI, survey says
A survey released by Amazon Web Services found that 83% of public sector respondents reported that their organizations are concerned about public trust in the new technology.
DHS releases guidance for AI in critical infrastructure
The Department of Homeland Security worked with its diverse AI Safety and Security Board to develop a holistic approach for securing critical infrastructure that leverages AI technologies.
House AI Task Force wants to marry light touch regulations with sector-specific policy
Members of the bipartisan House AI Task Force discussed their priorities for artificial intelligence-focused legislation and how that might impact regulations.
Trump promised to repeal Biden’s AI executive order — here’s what to expect next
Parts of President Joe Biden’s October 2023 executive order on AI have proven controversial among Republicans.
Industry’s take on the chief artificial intelligence officer role
Nextgov/FCW interviewed leading industry technologists about how the private sector is employing executives in charge of the emerging technology.
