State wants industry feedback about possibly using generative AI and machine learning capabilities to help with basic contract writing.
By Billy Mitchell
June 15, 2023
The Department of State is thinking about jumping onto the generative artificial intelligence wave by conducting market research on using the emerging technology to write contracts.
In a request for information published Wednesday, State announced that a trio of its bureaus wants industry feedback about possibly using generative AI and machine learning capabilities to help with basic contract writing.
On top of this, State wants to glean “insight into the current hurdles and security considerations to introducing generative and natural language processing AI onto the Department’s network” through the RFI process.
Generative AI has exploded in popularity recently with the emergence of ChatGPT and other similar products that can generate new content, such as text or images, based on their training, which can include the use of large language models.
State’s bureaus of Information Resource Management — its CIO’s office — Consular Affairs, and International Narcotics and Law Enforcement are leading the effort.
“DOS business operations rely on outdated technology and manually intensive processes that result in unexploited data resources, wasted labor hours, and gross inefficiencies,” the RFI states. “The goal of embedding AI technology into an existing and recurring process is to reduce inefficiencies from...
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