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Report: Agency Leaders Must Embrace Risk to Adopt Artificial Intelligence
Not every AI pilot is going to pan out, and government leaders need to make sure their organizations know that’s OK.
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42 Countries Agree to International Principles for Artificial Intelligence
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development released its global standards, which aim to ensure AI is designed to be robust, safe, fair and trustworthy.
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Lawmakers Propose $2.2 Billion to Advance AI Over the Next Five Years
The Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act would devote significant resources to education and research, and help coordinate AI adoption across government.
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The AI Supply Chain Runs on Ignorance
Tech companies often fail to tell users how their data will be employed. Sometimes, the firms can’t even anticipate it themselves.
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It’s Time for a National Digital Strategy
And its focus should be to drive simplified citizen interactions across government.
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How I Tried to Defy the Facebook Algorithm
The social network is predictable and dreary. My quest to make it random and fun.
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Report: Dark Data Plagues Federal Organizations
Untapped data could unleash organizations’ AI pursuits—but many leaders don’t know where to begin.
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IARPA Needs More Training Data for Video Surveillance Algorithms
The data would improve the tech’s ability to link together footage shot across a broad geographic space, allowing it to better track and identify potential targets.
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Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill To Prioritize AI Adoption in Government
The Artificial Intelligence in Government Act would create a center of excellence, a governance board and require agencies to develop plans to ensure the ethical use of advanced algorithms.
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Energy to Debut World’s Fastest Exascale Supercomputer by 2021
Valued at more than $600 million, the next-generation technology will drastically reduce the time it takes to make new discoveries.
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Former Federal CIO: Artificial Intelligence Will Change the World
Applying the technology to raw data sets may help transform government IT projects, Vivek Kundra said.
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White House Kicks Off Effort to Develop Artificial Intelligence Standards
The administration wants public feedback to help shape the National Institute of Standards and Technology-led effort.
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Automation’s Impact Today Goes Well Beyond the Obvious
Automation is a champion for those with self-motivation and drive.
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Here Come AI-Enabled Cameras Meant to Sense Crime Before It Occurs
The future of video surveillance is about detecting not just faces, but behaviors.
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Say Freeze? FBI's Facial Recognition Accuracy Unmeasured For Three Years, Warns Watchdog
GAO says the FBI has implemented none of its six key recommendations made in 2016, questioning the bureau's use of facial recognition in criminal investigations.
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NSF Kicks Off Final Phase of Workforce Reskilling App Competition
The Career Compass Challenge aims to build an app that matches feds to the tech jobs based on their current skills and interests.
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White House Taking its Artificial Intelligence Messaging International
The Trump administration is making its voice heard across global organizations.
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The Art (Not Science) of Deepfakes
Modern machine-learning technology brings deepfakes within reach of anyone.
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Artificial Intelligence Is Helping Evaluate 1.1 Million Security Clearance Holders
While artificial intelligence is key to the future of background investigations, it will always be up to humans to make clearance decisions, an official assured.
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