Artificial Intelligence: An Accountability Framework for Federal Agenices and Other Entities

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This report describes an accountability framework for artificial intelligence (AI). The framework is organized around four complementary principles and describes key practices for federal agencies and other entities that are considering and implementing AI systems. Each practice includes a set of questions for entities, auditors, and third-party assessors to consider, along with audit procedures and types of evidence for auditors and third-party assessors to collect.

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ii, 107 pages : color illustrations

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United States. Government Accountability Office. June 2021.

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This report describes an accountability framework for artificial intelligence (AI). The framework is organized around four complementary principles and describes key practices for federal agencies and other entities that are considering and implementing AI systems. Each practice includes a set of questions for entities, auditors, and third-party assessors to consider, along with audit procedures and types of evidence for auditors and third-party assessors to collect.

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ii, 107 pages : color illustrations

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Including Insights from the Comptroller General's Forum on the Oversight of Artificial Intelligence.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy Collection

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy Collection contains open access resources that provide policy overviews, implementation plans, guiding frameworks, and resources for implementing artificial intelligence and machine learning in a wide range of environments. This collection includes documents published by Federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, international, state, and local governments.

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United States. Government Accountability Office. Artificial Intelligence: An Accountability Framework for Federal Agenices and Other Entities, report, June 2021; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2288716/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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