While the challenges of closing the digital divide are vast and complex, one telecommunications expert told Capitol Hill lawmakers this week that artificial intelligence (AI) can be leveraged to expand broadband services to every corner of the nation. […]
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers – Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho – have sent queries to three Federal agencies asking for clarification on how these agencies are implementing best practices to safely utilize artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. […]
The use of artificial intelligence to improve health outcomes offers great promise, but members of Congress and Capitol Hill witnesses warned this week that the emerging technology can introduce bias without the use of diverse data and reinforcement learning staff that helps in training AI models. […]
The years-long debate of whether or not AI governance should be centralized within one Federal entity stepped back into the limelight Wednesday as lawmakers scramble to craft a bipartisan, comprehensive legislative package on the emerging technology and try to push it over the finish line. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has released a new technology watchlist highlighting specific technology capabilities it will go after in fiscal year (FY) 2024, with artificial intelligence (AI) tech coming in first on the list. […]
The true potential of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies – and the perils that the tech may pose on the world stage – are still unfolding into view, said Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., who discussed those points this week in the context of strategic competition between the U.S. and China. […]
Just days after President Biden signed a new executive order (EO) on AI, two senators introduced a bill to give that White House measure more teeth. […]
In step with President Biden’s executive order on AI released earlier this week, the Department of Defense (DoD) is also taking steps to accelerate the adoption of agile artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks told reporters during an on-camera press briefing on November 2. […]
An AI industry expert called on Congress this week to pass comprehensive Federal legislation that covers a wide range of risks associated with the emerging technology, arguing that state and local government action to create AI-related laws will only stifle innovation. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) launched an Artificial Intelligence Tech Sprint on Tuesday, encouraging technologists across the country to develop AI-enabled tools that will reduce the burnout of healthcare workers. […]
Following President Biden’s signing Monday afternoon of his landmark executive order (EO) on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence, key lawmakers pointed to the pressing need for legislative action to cement in place major tenets of the order for the longer term. […]
President Biden signed the administration’s much-anticipated artificial intelligence (AI) executive order (EO) on Monday, drawing strong initial reviews from both Federal and industry experts who applauded the order’s focus on seizing the promise and managing the risk of the emerging technology. […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is utilizing AI technologies to help translate weather forecasts into languages other than English through the National Weather Service (NWS). […]
A newly introduced bill would require the Department of Defense (DoD) to add more artificial intelligence programs and perform more tasks around regulating AI models implemented at the department. […]
President Biden today released the administration’s much-anticipated artificial intelligence (AI) executive order (EO), which focuses on seizing the promise and managing the risk of the emerging technology. […]
With the unveiling of its artificial intelligence (AI) executive order (EO) today, a senior administration official said the Biden-Harris administration is working aggressively to execute the timeline of the EO – with the goal of completing the directives in timespans ranging from 90 days to one year. […]
Arati Prabhakar, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), said this week that President Biden’s forthcoming executive order (EO) on AI will make significant progress, but it won’t be able to sufficiently stand on its own as guardrails for the emerging technology. […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote next month on whether to take an exploratory look at artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and the potential of regulating their use in the context of preventing illegal and unwanted robocalls and robotexts – which has long been an enforcement priority at the commission. […]
Adopting artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities is not a new notion for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). And as technology continues to evolve, the GEOINT agency continues to find more ways of using AI/ML capabilities to evolve how it meets mission outcomes, while managing its people and processes. […]
A new bipartisan Senate bill introduced on Tuesday wants AI-generated content to be clearly labeled in order to provide more transparency to the American public. […]
As government leaders are working to develop artificial intelligence policy, AI experts today urged lawmakers to ensure that any AI policy framework increases transparency and public trust in the technology. […]
A top official at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said today that he is worried about an uptick in the adversarial use of artificial intelligence technologies, which have the potential to cause harms to U.S. critical infrastructure. […]
Technology and innovation expert Mitch Joel said at today’s Dell Technologies Forum event that the biggest challenge for organizations that have begun leveraging artificial intelligence involves evaluating the differences between traditional AI technologies and newer generative AI tools, and then considering the best uses for both. […]
Earlier this summer, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – which operates as part of the Department of Labor – released guidance to employers on how to leverage AI in the hiring process while remaining compliant with prohibitions against race, ethnicity, sex, and disability discrimination. […]
As the Federal government is looking to recover and make sense of the rampant unemployment insurance (UI) fraud seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, experts today told members of Congress that the government is in dire need of a technology overhaul to keep up with fraudulent actors who are leveraging emerging technologies such as AI to steal taxpayer money. […]
Witnesses at a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology joint subcommittee hearing on Wednesday praised the work the Federal government has done to start building a foundation for a regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, but said more work is needed. […]
The adoption of AI technology will play an essential part in delivering a “frictionless experience” to United States Postal Service (USPS) customers, according to a top agency official. […]
Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., is actively working to introduce a “light touch” artificial intelligence bill that would aim to protect both consumers and entrepreneurs, a Senate source familiar with the legislation confirmed to MeriTalk. […]
There seems to be a clear, bipartisan consensus among lawmakers and tech experts that in order to pass comprehensive guardrails for artificial intelligence, Congress must first approve a Federal data privacy law – a goal that has been eluding lawmakers for many years. […]
As the Biden administration gears up to release an AI executive order (EO) this fall, the government has consolidated use cases of the technology across 20 Federal agencies. […]