“Speaking during a FedScoop discussion panel, Pamela Isom, the director of the Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office at Energy, explained the importance of using AI technology to strategically help, as it becomes more and more ubiquitous in daily life. Some current use cases for AI tech within Energy are automated loan and application processing. Ipsom elaborated that her office’s mission to ensure equitable access to AI technology came from a community discussion where gaps in adequate technological infrastructure were highlighted...” “Isom also said that improving data availability and labeling is also crucial to generating positive outcomes with AI, but noted the human element behind AI applications is ‘so important.’ ‘I think that right now we need humans in the loop because of AI and the state that it's in. There's opportunities to strengthen that confidence in citizens. And so the human is in the loop to verify and validate,’ she said...” “’The greater the data represents, the greater the likelihood of generating outcomes that will have the impact that we so desire,’ she said...” Read the full article here. Source: Energy Aims To Make AI Human-Driven, Accessible To Underserved Communities – By Alexandra Kelley, April 19, 2022. Nextgov.