“The Department of Veterans Affairs is the latest agency to release and implement a strategy around ethical use of artificial intelligence for enhanced veterans care.”
“Implemented in September 2021, the plan centers on four distinct objectives:
- Use existing AI capacities to better deliver health care and benefits to veterans
- Develop these existing AI capacities
- Increase veteran and stakeholder trust in AI
- Build upon partnerships with industry and other government agencies.”
“The plan represents the agency’s first ever formally published AI strategy since the founding of the National Artificial Intelligence Institute (NAII) in June 2019. The agency established the institute with support from the February 2019 American AI Initiative executive order, which significantly increased funding for federal artificial intelligence research while establishing new AI institutions across government.”
“The ethics strategy aims to ensure transparency and trust around AI capacities.”
“’VA understands the significance of creating a balance between innovation, safety and trust,’ said NAII Director Gil Alterovitz according to an agency press release. ‘To this end, VA leadership, practitioners and relevant end users will be trained to ensure all AI-related activities and processes are ethical, legal and meet or exceed standards … VA’s new roadmap will help realize AI’s full potential building trust in future technology and creating more effective, efficient systems for patients.'”
“One of the core priorities of VA’s artificial intelligence program since its founding has been to draw expertise from private industry and transform VA into an AI learning center. The VA’s new AI strategy has indicated plans to expand upon these partnerships with private industry…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA’s New AI Strategy Targets Ethics, Trust – By Adam Patterson and Amy Kluber, October 25, 2021. GovernmentCIO.
