Emerging Tech
IARPA launches program to solve error-prone building blocks of quantum computing
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity will work to reduce the noise in quantum bits, which currently stand as a major hurdle to establishing fault-tolerant quantum computing.
Artificial Intelligence
Transportation launches $15M AI effort to improve US street infrastructure
The program marries existing agency priorities with emerging technologies, and asks small businesses to drive innovation in infrastructure data visualization.
Artificial Intelligence
Lawmakers seek to probe AI’s environmental impacts
A new bill would bring together the EPA and NIST to help Congress understand how AI is negatively or positively impacting the environment.
Emerging Tech
Oak Ridge public-private partnership looks to advance quantum tech for the power grid
The partnership between Oak Ridge National Laboratory and utility provider EPB aims to find ways that quantum technologies can enhance energy resilience.
Artificial Intelligence
Agencies are on track with AI executive order deadlines, White House says
At the 90-day mark since President Joe Biden’s sweeping artificial intelligence executive order, agencies have met mandated timelines, with some initiatives ahead of schedule.
Artificial Intelligence
USAID wants help in crafting a playbook for global AI uses
The federal government’s latest artificial intelligence guidance is looking to take recommendations from earlier risk management documents.
Artificial Intelligence
FTC to probe big tech firms on AI deals
The Federal Trade Commission is looking deeper into major technology companies’ investments and partnerships with fellow artificial intelligence and cloud service providers.
Artificial Intelligence
Law enforcement needs standards for using AI algorithms, GAO official says
The director of Science, Technology Assessment and Analytics at the Government Accountability Office told lawmakers there should be transparency in how such algorithms work and when they are used.
Emerging Tech
Senate duo advocates for a new federal office to study the global tech landscape
Sens. Michael Bennet and Todd Young said the proposed executive branch office is needed to analyze technology advancement in a geopolitical context.
Artificial Intelligence
NSF launches AI resource pilot to spur US innovation
Nine other federal agencies and several private sector entities have signed on to support the program.
Modernization
Energy CIO clarifies role of AI in modernization agenda
The agency’s CIO Ann Dunkin said she wants people to be able to “use AI in the best way possible to support operations.”
Cybersecurity
Feds to compete for cyber glory at fifth annual President's Cup
CISA officials describe the positive impact the annual cybersecurity game aims to have across the federal workforce.
Emerging Tech
Securing emerging tech requires export controls and international partnerships, officials say
During a House hearing on Wednesday, witnesses discussed how to ensure sensitive U.S. technologies and data stay away from Beijing.
Cybersecurity
CISA, FBI warn on risks of China-made drones
The new guidance is meant to alert critical infrastructure operators to potential security risks, including data exfiltration and cybersecurity risks, posed by unmanned aircraft systems manufactured in China.
Artificial Intelligence
Can NIST get it all done?
The small technology agency has a big share of the responsibility for executing on the Biden administration's executive order on artificial intelligence.
Emerging Tech
US Geological Survey inks partnership to look beneath Earth’s surface using quantum sensing
The U.S. Geological Survey entered into a new collaborative partnership with quantum technology company Q-CTRL to explore if quantum sensing can help find critical minerals and predict natural disasters.
Artificial Intelligence
Bipartisan bill protects artists’ and individuals’ likenesses from AI duplication
The No AI FRAUD Act penalizes cyber actors who leverage generative artificial intelligence and machine learning to duplicate images and voices without a person’s consent.
Cybersecurity
Think tank report envisions a cyber ‘good place’ for AI and how to get there
Amid the ongoing rise of artificial intelligence technologies and their integration into digital networks, the Aspen Institute compiled a new list of cybersecurity recommendations for government and industry.
Artificial Intelligence
Lawmakers request extra $10M for NIST AI research
Four senators sent a letter to leadership on the Senate Appropriations Committee encouraging more funding for NIST’s efforts to standardize and test AI-centric technologies.
Artificial Intelligence
How hackers can 'poison' AI
A new paper from NIST offers a standard taxonomy of cyber attacks dedicated to contaminating the data AI models use to learn.
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