Trustworthy by Design

Background: The rapid advancement of A.I. offers opportunities to improve government processes and enhance efficiency. However, A.I. can also cause significant harm to public institutions and the American public in the absence of safe and secure development. Both industry developers and A.I. users have identified gaps in available guidance on how to measure A.I. trustworthiness, which is necessary to support meaningful A.I. innovation and ensure continued consumer trust for critical A.I.-powered services. Establishing clear processes for evaluating the trustworthiness of A.I. systems is aligned with ongoing executive branch efforts, including President Biden's Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence and President-elect Trump's (former) Executive Order on Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the Federal Government.