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Section 1: Use Case Identifiers
Use Case ID: HHS-CDC-00016Agency: HHS
Op Div/Staff Div: CDC
Use Case Topic Area: Mission-Enabling (internal agency support)
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?
The AI will impact the content creation processes for CDC.GOV and reduce burden in creating new webpages. CDC sometimes uses GenAI (generative artificial intelligence) to help create content for the public. This may include content for the web, social media, fact sheets, and graphics. In every case, our experts review our communication materials in an effort to ensure accuracy and quality before use. CDC public health research, data, and recommendations are based on the best science currently available and go through a separate agency review process prior to release.
The solution aims to reduce the workload of health communicators by simplifying the process of creating new web pages and social media posts. By leveraging Generative AI technology, we can produce new content much more quickly than if communications staff were to do it on their own. The goal is to make the published content more accessible and understandable for the general public, ensuring that CDC information reaches a wider audience. It's important to note that all content generated by the AI is carefully reviewed and edited by a human before it is used and the follow disclaimer is stated with public content that this tool has been used with: "CDC sometimes uses GenAI (generative artificial intelligence) to help create content for the public. This may include content for the web, social media, fact sheets, and graphics. In every case, our experts review our communication materials in an effort to ensure accuracy and quality before use. CDC public health research, data, and recommendations are based on the best science currently available and go through a separate agency review process prior to release."
Describe the AI system's outputs.
CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion use of Generative AI in this use case is to help convert existing web content into plain and clear language. This solution uses Gen AI to create new versions of publicly available content that are easier for end-users to understand. By incorporating prompts, the tool makes the content more suitable for a general lay audience. In addition to web articles, the Generative AI tool also allows for the creation of social media posts. The goal of this project is to make information more accessible by providing plain language content on various platforms. CDC sometimes uses GenAI (generative artificial intelligence) to help create content for the public. This may include content for the web, social media, fact sheets, and graphics. In every case, our experts review our communication materials in an effort to ensure accuracy and quality before use. CDC public health research, data, and recommendations are based on the best science currently available and go through a separate agency review process prior to release.
Stage of Development: Acquisition and/or Development
Is the AI use case rights-impacting, safety-impacting, both, or neither?
Neither
Section 2: Use Case Summary
Date Initiated: 12/2024Date when Acquisition and/or Development began: 01/2024
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?
Developed with contracting resources.
Provide the Procurement Instrument Identifier(s) (PIID) of the contract(s) used.
NCCDPHP OD IAA
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?Yes
Describe any agency-owned data used to train, fine-tune, and/or evaluate performance of the model(s) used in this use case.
None
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?
Documentation is complete
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?Yes
System Name: Enterprise Data Analytics and Visualization (EDAV) Platform
How long have you waited for the necessary developer tools to implement the AI use case?
Less than 6 months
For this AI use case, is the required IT infrastructure provisioned via a centralized intake form or process inside the agency?
Yes
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?
Yes
Has communication regarding the provisioning of your requested resources been timely?
Yes
How are existing data science tools, libraries, data products, and internally-developed AI infrastructure being re-used for the current AI use case?
Use of existing data platforms
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?
No documentation is available