Ep. 212 Making Sense of the Confusing World of AI & The Federal Government

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Anyone with a pulse knows the new Trump administration has rescinded dozens of Executive Orders written by the previous president, Joe Biden. Executive orders #14110 and #14141, which dealt with artificial Intelligence, were part of this package.

This has put the federal technical community in a state of expectation. On the one hand, they are charged with reducing costs by leveraging technology; on the other hand, they have a hiring freeze, and nobody knows what the new AI mandates will consist of.

Today, we sat down with Jennifer Sample from EmpowerAI, a veteran of the tech wars, and asked her what direction developments in AI will take.

Jennifer Sample reminds listeners that the federal government must consider privacy restrictions when applying AI to solving federal problems. Unfortunately, our near-peer adversaries have no such constraints.

When the federal government attempts to apply AI, it does so inconsistently. The CIO Council may be able to list 1,700 federal use cases for AI, but the hard part is vetting the data sources and matching impact with agency goals.

During the interview, Jennifer Sample discusses concepts like being AI ready, continuous qualification, and contextual governance.

2025 will force the federal government to do more with less; AI is a tool that can help accomplish that noble goal.

If you want to hear a more in-depth discussion, she will speak at the Potomac Officers’ Club on March 12, 2025, in Tyson’s Corner, Virginia.