HHS · no agency ID · record R0644

HIV Data Virtual Assistant

Department of Health and Human Services · HHS/CDC

Overview

Development stage: In development or acquisitionSource: a) Pre-deployment – The use case is in a development or acquisition status.
High-impact designation: Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
Impact justification: Not reported
Start date: Not reported
Withheld from public reporting: NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area: Information Technology
Operational functions: Chatbot or virtual assistant, Search and knowledge retrieval Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

To improve the data retrieval and automation process for HIV researchers by providing information from datasets and generating code for data analysis, thereby alleviating challenges in finding appropriate HIV-related data.

Expected benefits

The AI assistant will improve productivity and research efforts by streamlining the process of finding relevant HIV datasets and generating analysis code, saving researchers time and enabling more efficient data-driven research.

System outputs

The AI system uses retrieval augmented generation (RAG) to return information related to HIV based on user queries. Outputs include lists of datasets, associated variable names, and code (SAS, R, Python) for analysis, as well as specific dataset information based on researcher queries.

Technology

AI classification: Natural language processingSource: Natural Language Processing: AI that processes, interprets, and shares information in human language.
System name(s): Not reported
Custom-developed code: Not reported
Public source code: Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built: Not reported
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: Not reported
Privacy Impact Assessment: Not reported
Authorization to Operate: Not reported
Demographic features: Not reported
Training and evaluation data: Not reported
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