USDA · USDA-009 · record R1318

Democratizing Data

Department of Agriculture · Research, Education and Economics

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: 2021-07-30 (day precision)Source: 7/30/2021
Withheld from public reporting: Not reported

Mission

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

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Identifies which researchers are using National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) data, for what purpose, and when they used it.

Expected benefits

Provides program evaluation, budget justification, and customer service.

System outputs

Outputs a piece of text from a research article where the model has predicted National Agricultural Statistic Service (NASS) or Economic Research Service (ERS) data product usage. Output texts were human validated prior to loading results to a dashboard.

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: 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): Coleridge Institute
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: k) None of the above
Training and evaluation data: The data was initially a corpus of peer reviewed research articles curated by a provate company; but has transitioned to a more open source publically available dataset.
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