Government Use of AI Electronic Privacy Information Center
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What are the types of AI safety?
Other subfields of AI safety include robustness, monitoring, and capability control. Research challenges in alignment include instilling complex values in AI, avoiding deceptive AI, scalable oversight, auditing and interpreting AI models, and preventing emergent AI behaviors like power-seeking.
Further, unlike many other cyberattacks in which a large-scale theft of information or system shutdown makes detection evident, attacks on content filters will not set off any alarms. Even in cases where the attacker does not have the model, it is still possible to mount an input attack. If attackers have access to the dataset used to train the model, they can use it to build their own copy of the model, and use this “copy model” to craft their attack.
Advancing Federal Government Use of AI
In order to properly regulate commercial firms in this domain, policymakers must understand how this commercial development of AI systems will progress. In one scenario, individual companies will each build their own proprietary AI systems. Because each company is building its own system, industries cannot pool resources to invest in preventative measures and shared expertise. However, this diversification limits the applicability of an attack on one AI system to be applied broadly to many other systems. Further, by not pooling dataset resources, a dataset breach will have limited consequences. As these AI-based law enforcement systems become more widespread, they will naturally become attack targets for criminals.
The Office of the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights and its component bureaus and offices focus on issues related to AI and governance, human rights, including religious freedom, and law enforcement and crime, among others. The Office of the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security focuses on the security implications of AI, including potential applications in weapon systems, its impact on U.S. military interoperability with its allies and partners, its impact on stability, and export controls related to AI. The Department of State focuses on AI because it is at the center of the global technological revolution; advances in AI technology present both great opportunities and challenges. The United States, along with our partners and allies, can both further our scientific and technological capabilities and promote democracy and human rights by working together to identify and seize the opportunities while meeting the challenges by promoting shared norms and agreements on the responsible use of AI. VTech Solution offers a comprehensive suite of cloud, IT, and security resources and solutions to support public sector clients.
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Besides, a more severe repercussion of data breaches is the loss of public trust in the government’s ability to protect their privacy. The feeling that their data is not secure may make citizens hesitate to make use of government services or provide required information for public programs. A robust legal framework supports a safer digital environment by providing well-defined guidelines for how governments will handle each citizen’s personal information. However, both governments and individuals alike need to remain vigilant and flexible as new threats emerge in this rapidly evolving landscape of governance powered by AI. Data breaches in government can have major challenges and consequences for both the government and its citizens. Unauthorized access continues to lead in rank in the breach of sensitive personal information, such as social security numbers, financial records, or medical history.
The problem with scientific data today is that most of it gets generated and may not be helpful or easy to find. In effect, to find data, you have to know where the data is – which repository is run by which organization, what variables are in it, and what’s the structure – to be able to query it. And if you need to bring multiple data together across various data domains and silos, it’s either impossible or would take a very long time.
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How AI can improve governance?
AI automation can help streamline administrative processes in government agencies, such as processing applications for permits or licenses, managing records, and handling citizen inquiries. By automating these processes, governments can improve efficiency, reduce errors, and free up staff time for higher-value tasks.
How can AI be secure?
Sophisticated AI cybersecurity tools have the capability to compute and analyze large sets of data allowing them to develop activity patterns that indicate potential malicious behavior. In this sense, AI emulates the threat-detection aptitude of its human counterparts.
How AI can be used in government?
The federal government is leveraging AI to better serve the public across a wide array of use cases, including in healthcare, transportation, the environment, and benefits delivery. The federal government is also establishing strong guardrails to ensure its use of AI keeps people safe and doesn't violate their rights.
Is AI a security risk?
AI tools pose data breach and privacy risks.
AI tools gather, store and process significant amounts of data. Without proper cybersecurity measures like antivirus software and secure file-sharing, vulnerable systems could be exposed to malicious actors who may be able to access sensitive data and cause serious damage.
Who is responsible for AI governance?
The role of everyone in AI governance
Everyone in an organisation plays a part in AI governance. From the executive team defining the AI strategy, the developers building the AI models, to the users interacting with the AI systems, everyone has a responsibility to ensure the ethical and responsible use of AI.
