"This is setting the stage for where AI is in the federal government," Kevin Walsh, director of IT and cybersecurity at GAO, told Nextgov/FCW. "The other big takeaway - one of the people I work with makes this great analogy to an AI-driven car. AI is driving the car whether we want it to or not. Is somebody going to take the wheel and put some guardrails around this thing, or is it going to keep doing what it wants?"
Unlike most GAO reports, which stem from congressional requests, the forthcoming AI report was conducted under the comptroller general's authority, which is used rarely in areas of wide interest or critical importance. Gene Dodaro has served as the comptroller general since 2008. Multiple congressional sources told Nextgov/FCW they expected GAO's report Tuesday.
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