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    "title" : "Sharing Public Service Visions for Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence |Digital.gov",
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    {"title" :"Sharing Public Service Visions for Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence","summary" : "I’m taking a break from sorting through dozens of concepts from federal agencies about how they want to use artificial intelligence and virtual reality for citizens in the coming months in order to share with you just some of these groundbreaking initiatives of tomorrow that can be explored at a DigitalGov University workshop this week.","date" : "2016-11-30T12:00:46-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"jherman" : "Justin Herman"},"topics" : {
        
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      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2016/11/2016-11-30-sharing-public-service-visions-for-virtual-reality-and-artificial-intelligence.md","slug" : "sharing-public-service-visions-for-virtual-reality-and-artificial-intelligence","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2016/11/30/sharing-public-service-visions-for-virtual-reality-and-artificial-intelligence/","content" :"\u003cp\u003eI’m taking a break from sorting through dozens of concepts from federal agencies about how they want to use artificial intelligence and virtual reality for citizens in the coming months in order to share with you just some of these groundbreaking initiatives of tomorrow that can be explored at a DigitalGov University workshop this week.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe’re \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2016/10/26/gsa-launches-new-ai-virtual-reality-and-authentication-programs/\"\u003elaunching our two new U.S. government-wide Communities\u003c/a\u003e — Artificial Intelligence for Citizen Services, and Virtual/Augmented Reality — with a workshop, creatively called the \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artificial-intelligence-and-virtual-reality-for-federal-public-service-workshop-registration-29587821972\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eArtificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality for Federal Public Service Workshop\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, that brings together federal managers behind programs at more than 50 agencies with dozens of private sector teams ready to demo the technology that will drive our innovations together for years to come.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2016/10/600-x-425-Lindsey-Teel-U.S.-Department-of-Labor-tests-Microsofts-Hololens-mixed-reality-device.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Lindsey Teel, policy advisor at U.S. Department of Labor and advocate for greater accessibility for persons with disabilities, tests Microsoft\u0026#39;s Hololens mixed reality device for improving access to training and educations services for citizens with vision impairments.\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd while the workshop hasn’t happened yet, participants have already contributed plenty to start with:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEverything from creating immersive experiences that will deepen people-to-people international diplomacy, to converting digital customer service from social media to Alexa, Google Home and Siri\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnhancing economic development for financial stability, health, education and housing, and designing emergency response exercises and decision support systems\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere’s some great ideas that involve the Grand Canyon, naturally\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmpowering researchers to interact with records that are too fragile or valuable to handle in person, making large amounts of biomedical data easier to navigate, and as one person puts it simply, “space exploration”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePromoting interactive safety games that bring a whole new level of immersion to public service announcements, improving the veteran experience for wounded warriors, and revolutionizing education programs at all levels of development\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe list of achievable applications for both artificial intelligence and virtual/augmented reality in public service is growing, and our two new Communities will serve as the collaborative foundations for sharing information, analyzing trends, and connecting across government with the businesses ready to work with us.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the list of participating agencies for the launch workshop this week is growing, too…\u003cem\u003eArchitect of the Capitol\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCenters for Disease Control\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eConsumer Financial Protection Bureau\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eConsumer Product Safety Commission\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDepartment of Agriculture\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDepartment of Commerce\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDepartment of Commerce FirstNet\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDepartment of Education\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDepartment of Energy\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDepartment of Health and Human Services\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDepartment of Homeland Security\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDepartment of Justice\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDepartment of State\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDepartment of the Interior\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDepartment of Treasury CDFI Fund\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDepartment of Veterans Affairs\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eEnvironmental Protection Agency\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eExport/Import Bank\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eFDA Center for Tobacco Products\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eFederal Communication Commission\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eInternal Revenue Service\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMillennium Challenge Corporation\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNASA\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNational Archives and Records Administration\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNational Cancer Institute\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNational Gallery of Art\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNational Institute of Standards and Technology\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNational Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNational Institutes of Health\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNational Library of Medicine Disaster Information Management Research Center\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNational Mediation Board\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNOAA Air Resource Laboratory\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eOffice of Financial Research\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eOffice of Personnel Management\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eOffice of the Director of National Intelligence\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eOffice of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePresidential Innovation Fellows\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSmithsonian Institution\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eTransportation Safety Administration\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eU.S. Army\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eU.S. Army Corps of Engineers\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eU.S. General Services Administration Technology Transformation Service\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eU.S. Marine Corps\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eU.S. Small Business Administration\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eUnited States Patent and Trademark Office\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eUSAID\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eVeterans Health Administration\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eVeterans’ Employment and Training Service\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWhite House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWhite House National Economic Council\u003c/em\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWhite House Office of Management and Budget\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile AI and VR are just two of the \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/communities/\"\u003e16 official inter-agency Communities\u003c/a\u003e we host with almost 10,000 memberships across the federal government, they both will need creative, new combinations of skill sets, training, and support — if you have something to contribute to these initiatives, I invite and encourage you to \u003ca href=\"mailto:justin.herman@gsa.gov\"\u003ereach out\u003c/a\u003e. And if you can’t join us this time, we look forward to keeping your seat warm at the table for next time. The robots are coming.\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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