“Department of Veterans Affairs thought leaders see a bright future for artificial intelligence development while ensuring its most practical, effective applications. AI has potential to transform health care and improve agency services, Director of AI Gil Alterovitz and Senior Program Analyst Bennett Gebken said at an ATARC event Oct. 24.”
“Agencies across the federal government have begun outlining AI-specific policies as well as collating data sets specifically for use in AI and machine-learning initiatives as a result of a White House-led initiative put forth earlier this year. Among those moves at VA was appointing the new director of AI role based in the Office of Research and Development in July.”
“AI can radically advance diagnostics and catch otherwise lethal conditions before they become dangerous for patients, Alterovitz said, highlighting recent work at the agency in…” Read the full article here.
Source: Strategy for AI Development at VA Has Transformative Potential – By Adam Patterson, November 4, 2019. GovernmentCIO.
