AI Understanding in US Federal Government

In response to Executive Order 13960 “Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the Federal Government” (President, 2020), which requires agencies to implement AI Understanding, this paper provides an overview of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Understanding definitions, roles, taxonomy, modeling approaches, limitations, human-centered design enhancements, and a tailorable framework for planning and implementation.

While this paper is intended for senior management, there is a wealth of additional information informing product managers, architects, machine learning engineers, product owners, data scientists, user Interface (UI)/user experience (UX) facilitators, and domain subject matter experts to accomplish the goal from a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) paper on this topic.