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What Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “AI revolution” really looks like
TL;DR
- HHS is implementing AI across its activities, including drug reviews, fraud detection, and public health initiatives.
- Despite claims of an 'AI revolution,' many current applications are bureaucratic, such as generating social media posts and redacting records.
- The agency is using AI to potentially compensate for staff reductions, with AI pilots to identify patterns in legal rulings.
- Concerns exist about AI errors, such as hallucinated citations in government reports and inaccurate medical recommendations.
- Some employees report AI tools are inefficient and prone to errors, while others highlight gains in routine tasks like document summarization.
- AI is also being applied to more ambitious projects like identifying drug-safety concerns and studying malaria parasites, with tools like AlphaFold aiding drug discovery.
- The agency's AI inventory includes politically charged uses, such as identifying positions violating executive orders on DEI programs.