State of the AI Union: Artificial Intelligence at the US Federal Level
AI Quick Bits with Scot Pansing
Release Date: 05/08/2023
Interview with Rong Yan, CTO of HeyGen
AI Quick Bits with Scot Pansing
In this episode I speak with Rong Yan, Chief Technology Officer of HeyGen. HeyGen:
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Interview with Louis Rosenberg, CEO & Chief Scientist, Unanimous AI
AI Quick Bits with Scot Pansing
In this episode I speak with Louis Rosenberg, CEO & Chief Scientist of Unanimous AI. Louis is also the co-author of the newly released book Our Next Reality, and many scientific papers, including "The Manipulation Problem: Conversational AI as a Threat to Epistemic Agency." Unanimous AI: Our Next Reality: The Manipulation Problem: The AI Dilemma: Privacy Lost: Arrival Mind: Friend: "AI Quick Bits" art: Jamillah Knowles / Better Images of AI / Data People / CC-BY 4.0
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Interview with Nell Watson, Author of "Taming the Machine"
AI Quick Bits with Scot Pansing
In this episode I have a fascinating conversation with Nell Watson, long standing maven in AI Philosophy, Safety, and Ethics, and author of the newly released book Taming the Machine: Ethically Harness the Power of AI. Nell's website: Taming the Machine: Safer Agentic AI Foundations: Nell's video "Machines for Moral Enlightenment": "Sunny" on Apple TV: "AI Quick Bits" art: Jamillah Knowles / Better Images of AI / Data People / CC-BY 4.0
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Interview with Johan Brandstedt, Business and Concept Development at HiQ
AI Quick Bits with Scot Pansing
In this episode I have a conversation with Johan Brandstedt, Business and Concept Development at HiQ, an IT Services and Consulting firm in Stockholm, Sweden. But you may know Johan like I know him, as a persistent critic of generative artificial intelligence in its current and common form. There's almost no AI post that I see where he does not comment, and he appears to relish debate on many facets of the ecosystem.
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Interview with Nick Martin, Co-Founder of Direqt
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In this episode I have a conversation with Nick Martin, Co-Founder of Direqt, a company that provides chatbot services to many of the world's top publishers. Direqt: https://www.direqt.ai
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Interview with Sarah Fairweather, Senior Program Manager of Ethics at WellSaid Labs
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In this episode I have a conversation with Sarah Fairweather, Senior Program Manager of Ethics at WellSaid Labs, an AI voice generation platform that turns text into voiceovers. WellSaid Labs: https://wellsaidlabs.com
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Interview with X Eyeé, CEO of Malo Santo
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Interview with Laura Miller, Director of Ethics at Shadowing AI
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Interview with Paula Phelan, COO of Intelligent Relations
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In this episode I have a conversation with Paula Phelan, COO of Intelligent Relations, a company that is evolving the way growing businesses connect with journalists and amplify their brand stories. Intelligent Relations: Paula’s art:
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Interview with Steve Wasick, Founder and CEO of infoSentience
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In this episode I have a chat with Steve Wasick, founder and CEO of infoSentience, a company that uses AI to provide millions of automated reports to customers like CBS Sports, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and others. infoSentience: AI Quick Bits on YouTube: Episode transcripts on Substack:
info_outlineIn this episode I review the current developments (May 2023) in artificial intelligence at the United States government federal level.
Episode transcript with links on Substack:
https://scotpansing.substack.com/
Maintaining American Leadership in AI: Presidential Executive Order 13859 (2019):
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/02/14/2019-02544/maintaining-american-leadership-in-artificial-intelligence
Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications: Presidential Office of Management and Budget (2020):
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/M-21-06.pdf
Artificial Intelligence Ethics Framework for the Intelligence Community: Office of the Director of National Intelligence (2020):
https://www.intelligence.gov/artificial-intelligence-ethics-framework-for-the-intelligence-community
Promoting the Use of Trustworthy AI in the Federal Government: Presidential Executive Order 13960 (2020):
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/12/08/2020-27065/promoting-the-use-of-trustworthy-artificial-intelligence-in-the-federal-government
National AI Initiative Act (2020), law passed 2021:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6216/text
Model Risk Management Handbook: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (2021):
https://occ.gov/publications-and-resources/publications/comptrollers-handbook/files/model-risk-management/index-model-risk-management.html
Trustworthy AI (TAI) Playbook: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (2021):
https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/hhs-trustworthy-ai-playbook.pdf
Artificial Intelligence at the National Institutes of Health (NIH):
https://datascience.nih.gov/artificial-intelligence
Artificial Intelligence and Algorithmic Fairness Initiative: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) (2021):
https://www.eeoc.gov/ai
Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights: White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (2022):
https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/ai-bill-of-rights/
Responsible Artificial Intelligence Strategy and Implementation Pathway: US Department of Defense (2022):
https://media.defense.gov/2022/Jun/22/2003022604/-1/-1/0/Department-of-Defense-Responsible-Artificial-Intelligence-Strategy-and-Implementation-Pathway.PDF
Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022, proposed law:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6580/text
Copyright Registration Guidance: Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial Intelligence: Library of Congress U.S. Copyright Office (2023):
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-03-16/pdf/2023-05321.pdf
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST):
https://www.nist.gov/artificial-intelligence
https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ai/NIST.AI.100-1.pdf
Strengthening and Democratizing the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Innovation Ecosystem: National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force (2023):
https://www.ai.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/NAIRR-TF-Final-Report-2023.pdf
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO):
https://www.uspto.gov/initiatives/artificial-intelligence/artificial-intelligence-reports
https://www.uspto.gov/blog/director/entry/with-artificial-intelligence-speeding-the
Joint Statement on Enforcement Efforts Against Discrimination and Bias in Automated Systems: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Dept. of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (2023):
https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/cfpb_joint-statement-enforcement-against-discrimination-bias-automated-systems_2023-04.pdf
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Promote Responsible AI Innovation that Protects Americans’ Rights and Safety: White House Statement (2023):
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/05/04/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-new-actions-to-promote-responsible-ai-innovation-that-protects-americans-rights-and-safety/
Oliver Patel:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-patel/