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NASA · NASA-808 · record R0428

Adversarial Policy Evolution via AI

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · JPL: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Overview

Development stage
PilotSource: b) Pilot – The use case has been deployed in a limited test or pilot capacity.
High-impact designation
Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
Impact justification
Not reported
Start date
2021-09-01 (day precision)Source: 2021-09-01T00:00:00
Withheld from public reporting
NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area
Science
Operational functions
No function tag matched Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Develop and improve decision-making strategies by having them compete against adversaries, learning and evolving through repeated challenges.

Expected benefits

Improved methods.

System outputs

Learning algorithm.

Technology

AI classification
Reinforcement learningSource: Reinforcement Learning: AI trained through trial and error using rewards and penalties to optimize decision-making policies.
System name(s)
Not reported
Custom-developed code
Yes
Public source code
Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built
Developed in-houseSource: b) Developed in-house
Vendor (as reported)
Not reported
Vendors (standardized)
None on the standard list

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII
No
Privacy Impact Assessment
Not reported
Authorization to Operate
No
Demographic features
Not reported
Training and evaluation data
Mission engineering data.
Federal Data Catalog
Not reported

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Pre-deployment testingNo answer reported
AI impact assessmentNo answer reported
Independent reviewNo answer reported
Ongoing monitoringNo answer reported
Operator trainingNo answer reported
Fail-safeNo answer reported
Appeal processNo answer reported
User and public consultationNo answer reported

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported