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The Department of Commerce building is seen in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Commerce looking to publish AI-ready data guidance in coming months

Progress on the Department of Commerce guidance comes as agencies across government underscore data as an AI barrier.

Oct 30, 2024 By Madison Alder

Britain’s Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan (R) greets U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo during the U.K. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, in central England, on Nov. 1, 2023. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Commerce requests information about AI, open data assets, data dissemination

The agency said in a Federal Register posting that it seeks information from the public regarding how to enhance capabilities through AI while ensuring data quality.

Apr 17, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

AI watermarking could be exploited by bad actors to spread misinformation. But experts say the tech still must be adopted quickly

As Washington putters on AI watermarking legislation, TikTok and Adobe are leading the way with transparency standards.

Jan 3, 2024 By Nihal Krishan

From left: Former Director of the Health Data Initiative Damon Davis, Beth Beck of NASA, Jeff Meisel of the U.S. Census Bureau and Brett Hurt of data.world speak at a panel on open data at the SXSW Conference in Austin on March 11, 2017.

Heads up developers, some census data just became easier to use

It will be more easy to use the American Community Survey's most granular data and build apps out of it because it has been transformed into linked…

Mar 11, 2017

NSA review panel offers preview of Obama reforms

The headquarters of the National Security Agency in Fort Meade, Md. (Photo: Wikipedia) The panel appointed by President Barack Obama to study and recommend changes to the…

Jan 15, 2014

NSA review group recommends significant changes

The NSA review group established earlier this year by President Barack Obama has issued its 300-plus-page report with a total of 46 recommendations. (Photo: DOD) A five-member…

Dec 19, 2013

NSA leaks amplify media, privacy, intelligence divide

There’s a great scene in the 2007 Hollywood blockbuster, “The Bourne Ultimatum,” in which Jason Bourne (played by Matt Damon) tells fictional Guardian reporter Simon Ross (played by…

Nov 6, 2013