AI & Law: On The Advocacy Of A Federal AI Testbed For Government-Procured AI Systems

Exploring key aspect about an envisioned Federal AI Testbed

by Dr. Lance B. Eliot

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Abstract: There is a new movement afoot proposing that the federal government establish an AI-testbed operation. The idea is that any federally procured or built AI system would need to first undergo an assessment via the AI-testbed operation. This would aim to curtail the chances of such AI imbuing untoward biases and inequities. Various salient details need to be worked out.

Key briefing points about this article:

• AI continues to be put into use that embeds untoward biases and inequities
• Especially alarming is when adverse AI is used by our federal government
• One proposal entails the establishment of a federal AI-testbed operation
• The AI-testbed operation would assess and green light suitable AI apps
• We are still in the early stages of an envisioned federal AI testbed