CGI Voices, hosted by Pete Tseronis
In the ever-changing world of federal agency management and technology, you need expert guidance to stay on course. Emerging cyber threats, rapidly advancing technology, and ever more complicated management and governance puzzles challenge even the most experienced federal agency leaders.
Get insights you can act on through the new CGI Voices podcast, hosted by agency veteran Pete Tseronis.
Pete is the founder of Dots and Bridges and is a former Chief Technology Officer at the Departments of Education and Energy. He also served as deputy CIO and assistant CIO at Energy. He is a member of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s advisory board and co-chair of the IoT Smart Infrastructure Working Group at ACT-IAC.
CGI Voices, hosted by Pete Tseronis
Grappling with AI risk in federal agencies
Artificial intelligence is rapidly spreading as its capabilities mature and organizations find innovative uses for it. It’s important to understand that AI comes in different forms, and carries with some unique risks. While those risks are manageable, agencies must be aware and ready to mitigate them.
Moreover, AI isn’t a solution for everything. Success requires choosing use cases that are amenable to AI assistance—and knowing which ones are not.
In this lively and information discussion, former federal CTO Pete Tseronis and CGI Director Josh Sonnier, Ph.D., unpack the nuances of AI and its use cases.
You can also watch this episode on YouTube.
Chapters
Moving the needle on agency risk aversion: 3:20
Choosing AI tools and minimizing risk: 6:34
Ensuring accuracy in generative AI: 9:12
Choosing use cases for AI: 14:05
Building AI strategy: Notes for agency leaders: 19:38
How to prepare for AI: 23:55
Challenges: AI skills, data quality, resistance to change: 27:10
Integrating AI into business processes: 28:50
Resources
Making AI work for the American people
Sample federal AI use cases
Federal AI Use Case Inventories - AI.gov
NIST Standards (July 2024)
Executive Order 14110 on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (fact sheet)