Federal officials overseeing implementation of the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan need to start with people, not platforms.

The agency seeks information on how the consortium can fuel “self-improving” models that pull in scientific data from national laboratories and provide access to other partners.

The bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Risk Evaluation Act would establish a risk evaluation program at DOE to assess safety concerns on advanced AI systems.

The National Science Foundation and the chip maker are together contributing roughly $150 million to back the science-driven open model project.

The General Services Administration is considering prioritizing the review of technologies like ChatGPT and Claude.

The company said it is “removing barriers to government AI adoption” through the OneGov deal with the GSA.

Now is the time to act boldly if the U.S. wants to beat China in the AI race, the CEO of the American Edge Project argues.

Financial regulatory agencies would house AI innovation labs to test projects without “burdensome regulation or expectation of enforcement actions” under the bipartisan, bicameral bill.

Gregory Barbaccia, the Federal CIO, has also been identifying himself as a top AI government official.

The agency is poised to play a big role in the White House AI Action Plan, though some worry “worker-first” language won’t actually mitigate job loss.