Published Jul 15, 2020

AI Today Podcast: AI Center of Excellence in the US Federal Government – Interview with Neil Chaudhry, GSA

Neil Chaudhry, Director of AI Implementations at GSA's AI Center of Excellence, delves into the challenges and progress of AI adoption in federal agencies, stressing the importance of transparency, trust, and human involvement in AI systems to ensure successful and responsible implementation.
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  • Trust in AI

    Neil Chaudhry emphasizes the importance of trust in AI systems for their widespread adoption in the federal government. He explains that AI must be transparent and reproducible to gain citizen trust, ensuring that decisions can be traced and replicated. This transparency is crucial for AI to improve the delivery of government services in an inclusive and equitable manner 1.

    Trust in the ability of AI is really critical to the widespread adoption of AI in the federal government.

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    Neil also stresses that AI should augment, not replace, the federal workforce, enhancing their efficiency and effectiveness 1.

       

    Augmented Intelligence

    The future potential of augmented intelligence lies in its ability to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of AI implementations. Neil Chaudhry discusses how augmented intelligence can support federal employees by providing virtual assistants to streamline their tasks. This approach ensures that humans remain central to decision-making processes, leveraging AI to improve service delivery 2.

    It's about the human in the loop and on the loop in that decision making.

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    Neil believes that this human-centric approach is key to the mass adoption and acceptance of AI in government 2.