Interior outlines strategy for increased use of AI

By Michael Doyle | 10/02/2024 01:32 PM EDT

The compliance plan urges the department to “continue to remove barriers” to guarantee the availability of information technology, reliable data and training.

Interior Department headquarters.

Interior Department headquarters is seen in Washington on Aug. 9, 2023. Francis Chung/POLITICO

The Interior Department is planning to keep pace as AI applications accelerate at an astonishing pace.

In a 10-page compliance plan completed in September, Joan Moody, the department’s chief artificial intelligence officer, underscored how AI will play an increasing role in Interior operations.

“The Department is committed to taking an open and transparent approach to accelerating the responsible use of AI by consulting with external experts and stakeholders, as appropriate, to enhance the development and use of AI tools,” the plan states.

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The plan adds that Interior will “work with research partners across the government and in academic institutions” to develop AI-enabled tools.

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