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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.
Ideas
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.
Ideas
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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