Artificial Intelligence

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory used artificial intelligence to discover a new superconductor made of zirconium, indium and nickel alloy. The discovery only took three months from data collection to candidate material fabrication, demonstrating the promise of predictive AI models in accelerating targeted discovery in materials science, the Johns Hopkins University-affiliated research […] More

Public Spend Forum has been awarded a five-year, $40 million contract by the General Services Administration to deliver an artificial intelligence-powered market intelligence platform to federal agencies. PSF will provide its GovShop market research tool to help agencies identify emerging technologies and map supplier networks within the public sector market under the Small Business Innovation […] More

Booz Allen Hamilton’s corporate venture capital unit, has invested in Credo AI, an artificial intelligence ethics-focused organization. The partnership will enable the former to more efficiently integrate responsible AI using the latter’s governance software platform to accelerate the implementation of new federal and agency-specific AI standards, Booz Allen announced from its McLean, Virginia headquarters on Wednesday. “Collectively […] More

The evolving sophistication of artificial intelligence-activated deep fake videos signifies how valuable digital identities have become, Haywood Talcove, CEO of LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ government division, told CBS 17 News. He warned that AI deep fakes are increasingly being used by criminals to steal consumers’ financial assets, and could even beat biometric security tools in the […] More

As artificial intelligence continues to shape the federal landscape, a few key hurdles are standing in the way of full-scale adoption and implementation of the advanced technology. In a new video interview, ECS President John Heneghan detailed some of the main obstacles federal and industry leaders are encountering as they pursue AI for a wide range of […] More

Mattermost has partnered with Ask Sage to provide government and contractor organizations with real-time access to generative artificial intelligence meant to enable collaboration and use of OpenAI capabilities to speed up response efforts and enhance decision quality.  Through the collaboration, Ask Sage’s data analysis and summarization capabilities will be integrated into Mattermost’s platform that services […] More

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has demonstrated the ability of its MQ-20 Avenger unmanned aircraft system to fly autonomously using artificial intelligence pilots controlled via a low Earth orbit satellite communication data link. GA-ASI said Tuesday the collaborative flight maneuvers were conducted through a collaborative combat aircraft ecosystem fused with live, virtual and constructive capabilities […] More

The Food and Drug Administration has enlisted Oracle subsidiary Cerner Enviza and John Snow Labs to use artificial intelligence, machine learning and natural language processing to help boost drug safety. The collaboration is part of FDA’s Sentinel Initiative, a two-year project that aims to analyze electronic clinical notes to understand drug side effects, Oracle said […] More

Federal agencies should be guided with the factual purposes of ChatGPT in order to objectively assess the technology’s impact on their workforce and stakeholders, according to Empower AI Chief Technology Officer Allen Badeau In a Federal Times article published Friday, Badeau discussed the applications and ethical aspects of ChatGPT in an effort to allay fears […] More

Allen Badeau, chief technology officer at Empower AI, said the U.S. needs to enact comprehensive legislation to advance the governmentwide adoption of artificial intelligence. “New legislation should streamline the AI development process, creating cohesive and measurable benchmarks for agencies at the beginning stages of their AI journey,” he wrote in an article published Sunday in […] More