Federal Agencies Lack Critical Information About Some of Their Riskiest AI Systems

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LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 14: (L-R) U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), President-elect Donald *****, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Vice President-elect JD Vance and *****'s nominee to be Director of National Intelligence former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii attend the 125th Army-Navy football game at Northwest Stadium on December 14, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. ***** is attending the game with lawmakers and Cabinet nominees including, Vice President-elect JD Vance, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and others.

From facial recognition tools to algorithms that identify diseases, agencies reported that they didn’t know enough about what they’re acquiring from commercial vendors.