Takeaways: Government agencies need GenAI labs

Source: https://www.govloop.com/community/blog/government-agencies-need-generative-ai-laboratories/

“To help identify the best use of generative AI options to support an agency’s mission and improve services to customers, agencies need generative AI [laboratories].”

A generative AI laboratory ideally would

• “be based on open source [LLMs], to provide maximum flexibility, mitigate vendor lock-in, and avoid issues related to data privacy.”
• use an LLM that is “auditable and easily corrected based on the quality of generated output.”
• “run in a closed environment, such as inside a dedicated virtual private cloud (VPC) environment to avoid issues of data security.”
• “produce results and outcomes that are open and transparent, as called for by Executive Order 13960 (Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the Federal Government).”
• “be easy to obtain, not requiring a complex or lengthy procurement in order for agencies to start learning how they can put generative AI to use.”