Ideas
4 ways the defense spending bill could have addressed AI, other issues to boost cybersecurity
COMMENTARY | The Senate's version of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act does address some important cybersecurity issues, but it may have missed opportunities to expand collaboration and tackle emerging technology challenges.
Ideas
AI and new standards promise to make scientific data more useful by making it reusable and accessible
COMMENTARY | Data replication is an integral part of the scientific process, which proper research data management can improve.
Artificial Intelligence
It’s time to talk about user responsibility and generative AI
COMMENTARY: While the conversation around artificial intelligence has mostly centered on the obligation of software developers to create ethical guardrails for the technology, it's time to focus on the accountability of the users.
Emerging Tech
Emerging technologies star in White House R&D priorities
The Office of Science and Technology Policy released the fiscal 2025 federal research priority docket, focusing on a resilient U.S. research culture.
Artificial Intelligence
FEC takes preliminary step toward regulating AI in political ads
The Federal Election Commission voted to advance a petition calling for the agency to amend its rules around “fraudulent misrepresentation” to include ads that use deceptive AI.
Defense
New AI laser system to guard US capital region from unauthorized aircraft
‘The first line of defense is actually that they will beam a laser at the cockpit of the aircraft.’
Artificial Intelligence
White House and DARPA challenge innovators to bring AI tools to cyber defense
The AI Cyber Challenge asks leading companies to develop advanced AI systems that will contribute to critical infrastructure cybersecurity — with nearly $20 million available in prizes.
Ideas
AI can help forecast air quality, but freak events like 2023’s summer of wildfire smoke require traditional methods too
COMMENTARY | When wildfire smoke turned New York City’s skies orange in early June 2023, emergency room visits for asthma doubled.
Ideas
5 federal use cases for generative AI
COMMENTARY | Leaders who want to hit the ground running with the emerging tech should look to applications where generative AI has demonstrated success.
Artificial Intelligence
NSF aims to drive democratization of AI with its funding
The National Science Foundation is working to expand artificial intelligence research and access to make the technology more equitable and to build a strong public research infrastructure.
Artificial Intelligence
IARPA grapples with threats posed by generative AI
The intelligence agency is looking for insights about the vulnerabilities within large language models and how it can prevent false information from harming the analysts using them.
Artificial Intelligence
Tech officials caution on data security in public sector AI applications
A group of tech policy leads across federal agencies discussed the current and future state of play of artificial intelligence in government systems.
Emerging Tech
DOD ‘years behind’ private sector in utilizing AI for cybersecurity, official says
The Pentagon is lagging behind industry in leveraging artificial intelligence to bolster cybersecurity, according to an official from the Defense Information Systems Agency.
Ideas
Gliding, not searching: Here’s how to reset your view of ChatGPT to steer it to better results
COMMENTARY | Thinking of ChatGPT as a glider you pilot can help you use it more effectively.
Artificial Intelligence
Scaling and talent development dominate Senate’s AI-focused NDAA amendments
The upper chamber’s draft of the NDAA looks to regulate and incorporate AI systems in federal operations, broadly helmed by a team of bipartisan senators.
Ideas
6 ways AI can make political campaigns more deceptive than ever
COMMENTARY | There are real fears that AI will make politics more deceptive than it already is.
Artificial Intelligence
AI is supposed to become smarter over time. ChatGPT can become dumber.
‘The real takeaway is that Large Language Models are unstable,’ one expert said.
Acquisition
Meet the new GDIT
GDIT President Amy Gilliland discussed how the large systems integrator is responding to market shifts in a conversation with Nextgov/FCW.
Artificial Intelligence
Defense Department seeks insights on AI’s ability to diagnose brain injuries
The department wants to understand whether artificial intelligence and other technology prototypes can help diagnose, monitor and treat traumatic brain injuries.
Artificial Intelligence