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Cost Estimating NewsBrief: October 11, 2024
Data, talent, funding among top barriers for federal agency AI implementation
(FedScoop) Federal officials are citing several common barriers to carrying out the Biden administration’s directives on artificial intelligence, including preparedness and resource issues, according to recent compliance plans shared by agencies with the White House. A FedScoop analysis of 29 of those documents found that data readiness and access to quality data, a dearth of knowledge about AI and talent with specific expertise, and finite funding levels were among the most common challenges that agencies reported. Read More
DHS Taps Startups to Develop Synthetic Data Generation Systems
(ExecutiveGov) The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate has selected four startups to develop synthetic data generation capabilities for protecting privacy and mitigating security threats. Betterdata, DataCebo, MOSTLY AI and Rockfish Data are expected to deliver synthetic data capabilities that replicate real data’s shape and patterns, DHS said Tuesday. According to Melissa Oh, managing director of S&T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program, the selected startups can provide agile and creative approaches to help the government address complex challenges like data privacy and security. Read More
Deputy Energy secretary sees role in counteracting AI industry’s ‘profit motive’
(FedScoop) The Energy Department could be a key force in counteracting the “profit motive” driving America’s leading artificial intelligence companies, the agency’s second-in-command said in an interview. DOE Deputy Secretary David Turk told FedScoop that top AI firms aren’t motivated to pursue all the use cases most likely to benefit the public, leaving the U.S. government — which maintains a powerful network of national labs now developing artificial intelligence infrastructure of their own — to play an especially critical role. Read More
What’s inside the moon? Gravity measurements suggest a layer of molten rock
(Space.com) Deep below the Earth’s crust, molten rock rises and falls, driving the movement of tectonic plates on our planet’s surface — and for some time, researchers have debated whether the moon also has a molten layer of rock sandwiched between its core and solid exterior. New evidence, based on how the moon responds to the gravitational pull of Earth and the sun, has lent support to the hypothesis that the moon does in fact possess such a molten layer hidden deep in its interior. Read More
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