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U.S. Officially Leads the Freedom Online Coalition for the First Time
The U.S. will helm the chairship position at the Freedom Online Coalition, focusing on promoting digital liberties and enforcing AI standards and safeguards.
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White House Blueprint is the Starting Point for Building Responsible AI
COMMENTARY | The report brings new urgency to ongoing agency efforts.
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Plan for Federal AI Research and Development Resource Emphasizes Diversity in Innovation
The National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force released its operating framework, making the case for implementation.
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NIST Looks to Improve Recruitment with Augmented Writing Software
The agency will use the platform to center diversity, equity and inclusion in its hiring efforts.
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AI Research Task Force Votes to Send Final Report to Congress, President
The task force’s report details a plan for the AI research resource initiative, including governance, funding, security and ethics on issues like AI bias.
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Scientists Weigh in on the Ethics of Next-Generation AI
The release of a powerful and publicly available AI has raised questions about the technology's potential and points of concern.
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EEOC on the Lookout for Tech-Fueled Employment Bias
The employment rights enforcement agency announced plans to crack down violations of anti-discrimination rules stemming from the use of AI and algorithmic decision-making software.
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Can Machine Learning Predict the Next Big Disaster?
A new study shows how machine learning could predict rare disastrous events, like earthquakes or pandemics.
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National Science Foundation Spearheads New Funding to Improve Diversity in AI Workforce
In collaboration with six other federal groups, the NSF will focus on expanding minority-serving university offerings in artificial intelligence and machine learning education.
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The AI Behind ChatGPT Looks to Visualize the World
Nextgov explored the image-generation capability of OpenAI's DALL-E artificial intelligence program.
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Portman Optimistic His Bipartisan Cyber Work Will ‘Carry On’ After Retirement
The tech advocate noted agencies still need good cyber hygiene and anticipates AI to be at the top of the Congressional tech policy agenda.
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Standards Development a ‘Critical’ Issue for US-EU Trade and Tech Council
The bilateral group’s agenda heading into 2023 will include emerging technologies like quantum computing and artificial intelligence, State Department Undersecretary Jose Fernandez said.
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One of the Most Powerful AIs Ever Created Makes its Public Debut
Nextgov reviewed the newly-released public version of ChatGPT.
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US Export Controls 'in Urgent Need' of a Tech Upgrade, Experts Say
For the cost of “a helicopter or two,” the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security can drastically improve the technology it uses to manage the enforcement of export controls.
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Text-to-Image AI: Powerful, Easy-to-Use Technology for Making Art--And Fakes
The latest trend in synthetic media could be among the most dangerous.
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NOAA, Microsoft Will Advance National Climate Efforts Through Advanced Tech Partnership
Microsoft’s cloud computing and artificial intelligence tools will help NOAA further its climate and weather predictions and forecast modeling through research and development efforts.
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Good AI Starts With a Trained Workforce, Government Experts Say
A group of federal technologists and data experts explained that data management and government AI efforts hinge on employee initiatives.
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Critical Update: How Data Analytics and AI Algorithms Can Prioritize Trust
VA researchers are training machine learning algorithms to accurately learn about real-world data.
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Expert Analysis of Dangerous Artificial Intelligences in Government
The “real risks” of AI come from a lack of governance and risk understanding, according to Navrina Singh, CEO of Credo AI and a member of the Department of Commerce’s National AI Advisory Committee.
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