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Snapshot · OMB 2025 inventory · processed Oct 11, 2026
DOE · DOE-538 · record R3395

AI Assistant Phase 2 Simple Chat

Department of Energy · ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory (SC43 OIM)

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
Doesn't meet the criteria.
Start date
2025-08-04 (day precision)Source: 2025-08-04T00:00:00
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

Emplyees at ORNL more productive

Expected benefits

Enhanced employee productivity

System outputs

Natural language responses based on a wide variety of file and text based input.

Technology

AI classification
Generative AISource: Generative AI: AI that generates new or synthetic content (e.g., images, videos, audio, text, code).
System name(s)
Not reported
Custom-developed code
Yes
Public source code
yes

Sourcing

How it was built
Developed in-houseSource: b) Developed in-house
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
Yes
Privacy Impact Assessment
Not reported
Authorization to Operate
Yes
Demographic features
k) None of the above
Training and evaluation data
Open AI training data
Federal Data Catalog
No

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