D.C.'s hottest new job: Chief AI officer – Axios
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Hundreds of agencies across the federal government are scrambling to find more than 400 chief AI officers by the end of the year, as Ryan reports.
Why it matters: The requirement, one of the edicts of President Biden's recent AI executive order, aims to make sure every arm of government has a top exec who is ready to deal with AI.
Driving the news: The Office of Management and Budget has released guidance to federal agencies on how to implement Biden's AI executive order — and how to hire a chief AI officer (CAIO) is on top of that list.
What's happening: The primary role of a CAIO is "coordination, innovation, and risk management for their agency's use of AI," acting as eyes and ears for agency leadership.
The intrigue: Though each CAIO is expected to "improve accountability for AI issues," per the memorandum, the Government Accountability Office is exempt from hiring a CAIO, along with the Federal Election Commission.
By the numbers: CAIOs should be employed at Senior Executive Service level (which requires PhD level education) — meaning maximum pay of $212,100.
Context: The Department of Homeland Security has already appointed a CAIO, while Health and Human Services is onto its second CAIO since 2021 and has published an AI playbook.
Private sector CAIOs have advice for those about to take on government CAIO roles. Several tell Axios that CAIOs should push for broad mandates covering a mix of functions — strategy, talent and skills, product development, implementation and governance.
What they're saying: Dan O'Connell, chief AI and strategy officer at Dialpad, a competitor of Zoom and Cisco, tells Axios that reporting lines matter.
Yes, but: Don't expect CAIOs to deliver AI accountability if they lack resources or direct support from their agency leadership.
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Hundreds of agencies across the federal government are scrambling to find more than 400 chief AI officers by the end of the year, as Ryan reports.
Why it matters: The requirement, one of the edicts of President Biden's recent AI executive order, aims to make sure every arm of government has a top exec who is ready to deal with AI.
Driving the news: The Office of Management and Budget has released guidance to federal agencies on how to implement Biden's AI executive order — and how to hire a chief AI officer (CAIO) is on top of that list.
What's happening: The primary role of a CAIO is "coordination, innovation, and risk management for their agency's use of AI," acting as eyes and ears for agency leadership.
The intrigue: Though each CAIO is expected to "improve accountability for AI issues," per the memorandum, the Government Accountability Office is exempt from hiring a CAIO, along with the Federal Election Commission.
By the numbers: CAIOs should be employed at Senior Executive Service level (which requires PhD level education) — meaning maximum pay of $212,100.
Context: The Department of Homeland Security has already appointed a CAIO, while Health and Human Services is onto its second CAIO since 2021 and has published an AI playbook.
Private sector CAIOs have advice for those about to take on government CAIO roles. Several tell Axios that CAIOs should push for broad mandates covering a mix of functions — strategy, talent and skills, product development, implementation and governance.
What they're saying: Dan O'Connell, chief AI and strategy officer at Dialpad, a competitor of Zoom and Cisco, tells Axios that reporting lines matter.
Yes, but: Don't expect CAIOs to deliver AI accountability if they lack resources or direct support from their agency leadership.
This article was autogenerated from a news feed from CDO TIMES selected high quality news and research sources. There was no editorial review conducted beyond that by CDO TIMES staff. Need help with any of the topics in our articles? Schedule your free CDO TIMES Tech Navigator call today to stay ahead of the curve and gain insider advantages to propel your business!
