AHRQ Search · Federal AI Intelligence

Overview

Development stage: DeployedSource: c) Deployed – The use case is being actively authorized or utilized to support the functions or mission of an agency.
High-impact designation: Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
Impact justification: Not reported
Start date: 2019-09 (month precision)Source: Sep-19
Withheld from public reporting: NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area: Information Technology
Operational functions: No function tag matched Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Organization wide search that includes Relevancy Tailoring, Auto-generation Synonyms, Automated Suggestions, Suggested Related Content, Auto Tagging, and "Did you mean?" to allow visitors to find specific content. This AI use case enhances our agency's efficiency and user experience by optimizing search results, auto-completing queries, suggesting relevant searches and content tags, as well as proposing spelling corrections.

Expected benefits

This AI use case aims to optimize search results by adjusting their ranking, ensuring that the most pertinent information is displayed at the top. It also enhances search effectiveness by adding synonyms to queries behind the scenes. It further improves user experience by auto-completing queries as they are being typed, and showing related searches that might offer additional valuable insights. The system also proposes content tags automatically, leveraging machine learning to assess existing content tagging patterns. Additionally, it suggests spelling corrections and reformats search queries based on data from Google Analytics.

System outputs

This AI use case aims to optimize search results by adjusting their ranking, ensuring that the most pertinent information is displayed at the top. It also enhances search effectiveness by adding synonyms to queries behind the scenes. It further improves user experience by auto-completing queries as they are being typed, and showing related searches that might offer additional valuable insights. The system also proposes content tags automatically, leveraging machine learning to assess existing content tagging patterns. Additionally, it suggests spelling corrections and reformats search queries based on data from Google Analytics.

Technology

AI classification: Classical / predictive MLSource: Classical/Predictive Machine Learning: Models trained on data to make predictions or classifications based on identified patterns or relatio…
System name(s): ahrq.gov
Custom-developed code: Yes
Public source code: Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built: Contract and in-houseSource: c) Developed with both contracting and in-house resources
Vendor (as reported): RIVA Solutions
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: Yes
Demographic features: k) None of the above
Training and evaluation data: Website 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