Respiratory Virus Response (RVR) Data Analysis Concept

Section 1: Use Case Identifiers

Use Case ID: HHS-CDC-00032
Agency: HHS
Op Div/Staff Div: CDC
Use Case Topic Area: Health & Medical
Is the AI use case found in the below list of general commercial AI products and services?
None of the above.
What is the intended purpose and expected benefits of the AI?
This solution will impact the process of summarizing subject matter expert (SME) interpretations/knowledge during a response.

Response efforts require prompt turnaround of essential information to the public. This project will impact public health by improving the efficiency of dissemination of information through production of key takeaways which can then be quickly reviewed by SMEs and cleared. This project will also allow for improved understanding of limitations and uncertainties in use of AI methods that could contribute to improved implementation of such methods in public health.
Describe the AI system's outputs.
The goal of this solution is to evaluate how AI can be implemented in the process of summarizing subject matter expert (SME) interpretations/knowledge to improve efficiency in knowledge dissemination during a response. As part of the proof-of-concept, we seek to evaluate the limitations and uncertainties of AI methods in this use-case, such as bias and hallucinations as such issues will require mitigation before this method can be broadly adopted. Our proposed approach would make use of the ChatGPT interface through EDAV (or alternative accepted platform) as our prompts will include uncleared data from the Respiratory Virus Response (RVR). In this response, SMEs from different groups provide bulleted information that then needs to be further summarized to address key takeaways. Bullets from prior weeks will prompt AI to generate summaries. The initial approach will focus on engineering prompts to get key takeaways while future iterations may require fine-tuning to allow for better contextualization of responses as well as improvements in tone and style.
Stage of Development: Initiated
Is the AI use case rights-impacting, safety-impacting, both, or neither?
Neither

Section 2: Use Case Summary

Date Initiated: 06/2024
Date when Acquisition and/or Development began: N/A
Date Implemented: N/A
Date Retired: N/A
Was the AI system involved in this use case developed (or is it to be developed) under contract(s) or in-house?
N/A
Provide the Procurement Instrument Identifier(s) (PIID) of the contract(s) used.
N/A
Is this AI use case supporting a High-Impact Service Provider (HISP) public-facing service?
N/A
Does this AI use case disseminate information to the public?
N/A
How is the agency ensuring compliance with Information Quality Act guidelines, if applicable?
N/A
Does this AI use case involve personally identifiable information (PII) that is maintained by the agency?
N/A
Has the Senior Agency Official for Privacy (SAOP) assessed the privacy risks associated with this AI use case?
ongoing

Section 3: Data and Code

Do you have access to an enterprise data catalog or agency-wide data repository that enables you to identify whether or not the necessary datasets exist and are ready to develop your use case?
N/A
Describe any agency-owned data used to train, fine-tune, and/or evaluate performance of the model(s) used in this use case.
N/A
Is there available documentation for the model training and evaluation data that demonstrates the degree to which it is appropriate to be used in analysis or for making predictions?
N/A
Which, if any, demographic variables does the AI use case explicitly use as model features?
N/A
Does this project include custom-developed code?
N/A
Does the agency have access to the code associated with the AI use case?
N/A
If the code is open-source, provide the link for the publicly available source code.
N/A

Section 4: AI Enablement and Infrastructure

Does this AI use case have an associated Authority to Operate (ATO) for an AI system?
N/A
System Name: N/A
How long have you waited for the necessary developer tools to implement the AI use case?
N/A
For this AI use case, is the required IT infrastructure provisioned via a centralized intake form or process inside the agency?
N/A
Do you have a process in place to request access to computing resources for model training and development of the AI involved in this use case?
N/A
Has communication regarding the provisioning of your requested resources been timely?
N/A
How are existing data science tools, libraries, data products, and internally-developed AI infrastructure being re-used for the current AI use case?
N/A
Has information regarding the AI use case, including performance metrics and intended use of the model, been made available for review and feedback within the agency?
N/A