Ep 213 What is the Role of Generative AI in the Federal Government

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A recent SAS report shows that 84% of government decision-makers plan to invest in Generative AI in the next fiscal year. During today’s interview, Reggie Townsend details some of the precautions federal leaders must take to leverage this innovative technology.

We begin the interview by mentioning that, in a governmental setting, technology cannot go beyond what is necessary to achieve a legitimate aim.  Although that is a noble concept, it can be futile because we are in the incipient stage of this technology.

We do not have any laws about using AI; we have a patchwork of national and international regulations on the ethical application of AI.

We can start with the Executive Office of the President. In addition to other Executive Orders, President Biden released further guidelines his last week in office. While well-meaning, these guidelines are not practical when put into perspective of what is going on in other countries.

Reggie Townsend indicates that AI Safety Institutes can promote consistency and a proper ethical response to using data from citizens to feed AI.