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
Biden: New AI agreement will 'shepherd' responsible innovation, but legislation still needed
President Joe Biden made remarks following the announcement of new private sector AI accords, but members of Congress from both parties agreed with the need to develop regulatory law.
Ideas
Eliminating bias in AI may be impossible – a computer scientist explains how to tame it instead
COMMENTARY | Blindly eliminating biases from AI systems can have unintended consequences.
Artificial Intelligence
House Dem sounds alarm about AI in political messaging
Rep. Yvette Clarke says 2024 “will be the first election cycle where AI-generated ads will be an integral part of how we do campaign advertising.”
Ideas
FTC probe of OpenAI: Consumer protection is the opening salvo of US AI regulation
COMMENTARY | The FTC probe of ChatGPT maker OpenAI aligns with concerns that members of Congress have expressed.
Artificial Intelligence
Proceed with caution: Industry advises a careful approach to generative AI
Government and industry tech executives are focused on the risks as well as the opportunities presented by the generative AI revolution.
Data
Get serious about data, US intelligence leaders tell agencies
ODNI’s new three-year plan aims to turn data-gathering from afterthought to key asset.
Artificial Intelligence
What will the federal government do with generative AI?
Federal employees are going to see AI tools show up in cloud-based productivity suites sooner rather than later, but it's not clear yet how the trending tech will impact public-facing digital services.
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