HHS · no agency ID · record R0952
NIH Grants Virtual Assistant
Department of Health and Human Services · HHS/NIH
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
- 2020-05 (month precision)Source: May-20
- Withheld from public reporting
- NoSource: a) No
Mission
- Topic area
- Administrative Functions
- Operational functions
- Chatbot or virtual assistant Derived by keyword rules; see methodology
Problem the AI is intended to solve
Provides easy access to grants information and policies.
Expected benefits
Chat Bot to assist users in finding grant related information.
System outputs
The inputs include information available on the NIH Grants and Funding site, such as FAQs. The outputs are answers to questions/prompts provided by the user.
Technology
- AI classification
- Natural language processingSource: Natural Language Processing: AI that processes, interprets, and shares information in human language.
- System name(s)
- NIH Grants Virtual Assistant
- Custom-developed code
- No
- Public source code
- Not reported
Sourcing
- How it was built
- Purchased from vendorSource: a) Purchased from a vendor
- Vendor (as reported)
- Vendors (standardized)
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 and manual.
- 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