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AI symposium explores the future of AI in government

Advancing missions with AI in government

On April 30, 2024, the Deloitte AI Institute for Government (DAIIG) hosted the 2024 AI Symposium, Artificial to Authentic: The Future of AI in the Public Sector, an event dedicated to the exploration of the possibilities of human-AI collaboration within public sector operations.

The Symposium brought together government leaders, industry experts, senior executives, and experienced technologists. It offered key strategies and insights to look beyond pilot projects and build AI at scale, deploy safe and trustworthy AI, and successfully integrate AI and data. The event’s keynotes, breakout sessions, panel discussions, and technical exhibits focused on the complex issues encountered by public sector organizations when using AI to advance their missions—providing practical insights and real-world examples of government organizations leveraging trustworthy AI’s transformative potential.

Symposium topics included:
  • AI at scale: Looking beyond pilot projects and building robust AI infrastructure for sustained performance and impact.
  • Mission and outcomes: Exploring the human-AI partnership and charting the course for a dynamic future.
  • Risk and trust: Exploring responsible AI and managing risk—the bedrock for a future of human-AI collaboration.
  • Delving into AI and data: Harnessing the power of data to empower informed decisions and successful mission outcomes.

The main stage session featured an esteemed panel of government leaders titled, “Getting moving vs. getting to scale—tackling the tension.” These thought leaders shared their experiences and insights on the inherent tensions between getting started and achieving scalability in AI development. The main stage session also included a fireside chat with Casey Newton, a renowned tech journalist and author, who shared his insights on the latest trends and challenges in AI.

The event was sponsored by 17 industry and nonprofit organizations that showcased cutting-edge AI solutions and the ways to support government innovation and improve mission outcomes.

2024 AI Symposium Sponsors: 
  • Anthropic
  • Appian
  • AWS
  • Databricks
  • Data Foundation
  • Dell
  • Google for Government
  • IBM
  • Morgan State
  • NVIDIA
  • Qlik
  • Snowflake
  • Splunk
  • Throughline
  • UiPath
  • University of Maryland
  • Women in Data

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