The Harlow Report-GIS
2023 Edition
ISSN 0742-468X
Since 1978
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first published week of: 01/23/2023
What's the State of AI Accountability in Government?
by Natalie Alms
A new report recommends that the federal CIO Council set up a group to work through what exactly AI accountability is and how to achieve it.
Government agencies don't have a “precise definition” of artificial intelligence accountability in federal guidance, according to a new report from the non-profit American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council's group focused on emerging technology.
Although non-binding risk management and accountability frameworks exist, currently the only governing document requiring action in terms of AI accountability is a 2020 executive order, leaving agencies with “a lot of latitude,” the report states.
As for what exactly accountability is, the report says the following: “being accountable for behavior is to answer to individuals who are affected by the behavior.”
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