Artificial intelligence is showing much promise for driving efficiencies across the federal government, but many leaders want to alleviate concerns regarding ethical use of AI and potential bias inherent in some algorithms and data sets fueling the technology. The White House’s newly released AI Bill of Rights aims to codify some of these solutions across all of government — an effort underpinning presidential priorities around holding government accountable and improving trust.
“Automated technologies are driving remarkable innovations and shaping important decisions that impact people’s rights, opportunities, and access. The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights is for everyone who interacts daily with these powerful technologies — and every person whose life has been altered by unaccountable algorithms,” White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Deputy Director Alondra Nelson told GovCIO Media & Research…
“OSTP has identified five principles that should guide the design, use and deployment of automated systems to protect the rights of the American public in the age of artificial intelligence,” NAII Director Dr. Gil Alterovitz told GovCIO Media & Research right after an announcement during VA’s annual BRAIN Summit. “Developed through extensive consultation with the American public, these principles are a blueprint for building and using technologies in ways that are rooted in democratic values and protect civil rights.”
The AI Bill of Rights builds off the foundation created by the December 2020 Trustworthy AI Executive Order that outlined nine distinct principles to ensure agencies “design, develop, acquire and use AI in a manner that fosters public trust and confidence while protecting privacy.” … Read the full article here.
