The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) and the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM) are collaborating on a series of webinars on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The initial webinar took place on October 31, 2023, on AI in Federal Government: Uses, Potential Applications, and Issues. This series aims to benefit federal practitioners and managers by providing behind-the-scenes information on uses of AI in federal agencies and from insights on how agencies meet organizational, managerial, and ethical challenges in harnessing the power of AI. Thank you to the American Statistical Association (ASA), NORC at the University of Chicago, and RTI International for sponsoring of the series.
The upcoming webinar focuses on Image Analysis: Methods and Use Cases and will be held from 3:00 pm to 4:30pm ET on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Please click following link to learn about AI webinar series and register for webinars. Participation is free, but registration is required. Website for NISS-FCSM AI webinar series: https://www.niss.org/events/nissfcsm-ai-federal-government-image-analysis-methods-and-use-cases.
An AI Day for Federal Statistics will be held on May 2nd at the historic National Academies of Sciences building. This in-person event builds on the AI webinar series on AI for Federal Statistics and is jointly sponsored by CNSTAT, FCSM, and NISS. More on the event may be found at AI Day for Federal Statistics CNSTAT Public Event | National Academies.
As part of the event, we will have an AI poster session. We encourage those of you involved with AI to participate in this session. The abstracts are due April 1. More about the posters and submission of the abstracts may be found here: AI Day for Federal Statistics- Poster Submission (alchemer.com).
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Megan at mglenn@niss.org.
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Yang Cheng, Ph.D.
Senior Mathematical Statistician
USDA NASS Research and Development Division
Email:
yang.cheng@usda.gov------------------------------