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NTIA wants ‘the whole lifecycle of accountability’ to assess AI systems, agency head says
The head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration said his agency is looking at how to create an auditing process to hold artificial intelligence systems accountable, as part of an effort to promote safe and ethical uses of the emerging technologies. NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson said “I think one of the things that we've seen is, like financial audits for the financial accounting system, there is going to be a role to play for audits in the AI ecosystem.” NTIA released a request for comment in April 2023 soliciting public feedback on how to mitigate the harms of
White House looks to eliminate college degree requirements for cyber jobs with federal contractors (nextgov)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Fri, 01/12/2024 - 16:03How often does ChatGPT push misinformation? (nextgov)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Fri, 01/12/2024 - 12:36Department of Defense’s AI adoption efforts are starting to pay off, Pentagon official says (nextgov)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Wed, 01/10/2024 - 12:19The chief information officer for the Senate Sergeant at Arms greenlights research use of generative AI (nextgov)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 12/20/2023 - 06:20Digital inaccessibility: Blind and low-vision people have powerful technology but still face barriers to the digital world
There are 8 million people with blindness or low vision in the US. More than 4.23 million of them are working age, but only about half of that working-age population are employed. Employment rates for people with blindness or low vision have historically been much lower than for the general population. An overwhelming majority of jobs across all industries require digital skills.