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Snapshot · OMB 2025 inventory · processed Oct 11, 2026
HHS · no agency ID · record R0997

Merops

Department of Health and Human Services · HHS/NIH

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
2025-07 (month precision)Source: Jul-25
Withheld from public reporting
NoSource: a) No

Mission

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

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Automate and expedite copyediting of scientific manuscripts

Expected benefits

More efficient and cost-effective source of copy-editing manuscripts.

System outputs

Recommendation

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
No
Public source code
shabash.net ↗

Sourcing

How it was built
Purchased from vendorSource: a) Purchased from a vendor
Vendor (as reported)
Shabash
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
Yes
Privacy Impact Assessment
Not reported
Authorization to Operate
No
Demographic features
k) None of the above
Training and evaluation data
The software is proprietary and cannot be trained; it is, however, highly customizable by the end user (e.g., NIAAA staff) to accommodate the journal’s specific style preferences.
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