White House Touts a Year of AI Initiatives in Roundup Report

White House Touts a Year of AI Initiatives in Roundup Report

One year into the administration’s big push to fuel development of artificial intelligence technologies and boost adoption within government, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a roundup highlighting early achievements.


The report released Wednesday touches on several AI-focused initiatives spearheaded by the administration, most of which center on helping with private sector research and development efforts. Some of the biggest efforts include publishing a set of AI regulatory principles, increasing AI R&D funding in the 2021 budget request, promoting STEM education and training programs and working with international partners.


But the report also details how AI technologies are being used within government to improve services and other mission areas. The final section of the report gets into how federal agencies are embracing “trustworthy AI for government services and missions.”


“The federal government is committed to taking full advantage of AI, when appropriate, in a manner that is consistent with the Constitution and our nation’s values and protective of civil liberties and privacy,” the report states.


To that end, the administration has tapped best practices from the private sector in adopting AI technologies to improve services. That outreach effort culminated in the White House Summit on AI in Government held in September, where some 175 public and private sector AI experts gathered to compare notes on how best to use these budding technologies in government.


The progress report also highlighted inter-agency collaboration, such as the General Services Adm ..

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