DOE · DOE-500 · record R3361

AI Chat Bot for Facility Sustainability Practices

Department of Energy · PPPL - Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (SC43 OIM)

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Overview

Development stage: RetiredSource: d) Retired – The use case was reported in the agency’s prior year’s inventory, but its development and/or use has since been discontinued.
High-impact designation: Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
Impact justification: Retired
Start date: Not reported
Withheld from public reporting: NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area: Not reported
Operational functions: Chatbot or virtual assistant Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Not reported

Expected benefits

Interactive RAG chat bot model trained on facility recycling, composting and trashing guidelines to inform users how to handle niche cases for sustainably getting rid of unwanted items. This should reduce confusion when throwing items out and also increase the amount of properly recycled items at PPPL.

System outputs

AI output will be recommendations and instructions based on training data from facility data on recycling, trash and composting

Technology

AI classification: Not reported
System name(s): Not reported
Custom-developed code: No
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: No
Privacy Impact Assessment: Not reported
Authorization to Operate: No
Demographic features: Not reported
Training and evaluation data: Facility documentation on proper recycling, trash and composting guidelines. Location data for areas where specific items can be thrown away. Dynamic training on publicly maintained websites to interpret updated guidelines within PPPL and in the complex, as well as data on upcoming events.
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