A group of House lawmakers has asked the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to provide information on its efforts to further develop the federal workforce on artificial intelligence in line with the priorities outlined in the most recent AI executive order.
In a Tuesday letter to Arati Prabhakar, director of OSTP and a previous Wash100 awardee, the lawmakers presented a list of questions requesting details about the office’s plans to coordinate collaborative efforts for AI-related programs across the federal government and work with the programs and fellowships run by the National Science Foundation to deliver on the EO’s workforce development goals.
The legislators serving as members of the New Democrat Coalition wanted to know how the National AI Talent Surge will evolve to support long-term goals for the federal AI workforce.
They also asked how OSTP intends to coordinate with the Department of Labor and other relevant agencies to mitigate the potential harmful impacts of AI on workers and use other best practices to expand the diversity of the AI workforce.
The letter was signed by 40 lawmakers led by Reps. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., and Haley Stevens, D-Mich.