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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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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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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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The State of Tech Modernization

Will 2019 be the year federal IT breaks into the 21st century?

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Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Curb Algorithmic Bias

The Algorithmic Accountability Act would force companies to check whether their tech is making biased, inaccurate, discriminatory or otherwise unfair decisions.

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OPM Wants AI Bots To Decipher Government Legalese

The agency wants natural language processing bots that any employee can customize and deploy without significant tech skills.

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The U.S. Army Wants AI to Read Soldiers’ Minds

A new study from the Army Research Lab may help AI-infused weapons and tools better understand their human operators.

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FDA Proposes Regulations for AI-Powered Medical Devices

Because AI retrains itself over time, the administration wants to keep tabs on what’s happening under the hood.

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Is Your Agency Ready for AI?

Federal agencies can be particularly susceptible to AI failure, for several reasons.

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The Promise and Limitations of AI in Cybersecurity

In the cybersecurity arena, hype runs deep, and AI is no exception.

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The Newest AI-Enabled Weapon: ‘Deep-Faking’ Photos of the Earth

Step 1: Use AI to make undetectable changes to outdoor photos. Step 2: release them into the open-source world and enjoy the chaos.

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DARPA Wants AI to Learn Language like Human Babies

The Pentagon’s research wing is funding efforts to build AI language systems that learn more like people and less like machines.

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Without JEDI, Pentagon’s Artificial Intelligence Efforts May Be Hindered

The Pentagon won’t be able to maximize artificial intelligence’s true capabilities without an enterprise cloud solution, something it’s currently trying to contract out.