ArtificialIntelligence(AI)hasreportedlyhelpedtheUSTreasuryinfraudprevention.ThegovernmentarmsaidthatitsenhanceddetectionprogramusedAItosaveandrecoverover$4billioninFY24.
ByusingAItoolsandrisk-basedscreening,theTreasuryisnottheonlyofficialarmtobenefit.AlmostayearaftertheBidenExecutiveOrder,severaldepartmentsnowuseAI.
AIintegratesintoUSadministrationforfraudprevention
TheUSDepartmentoftheTreasurysaidthatitsimprovedfrauddetectionprogramhassavedandrecoveredover$4billioninFY24.Thefigurestoodat$652.7millionlastfiscal.TheTreasury’sOfficeofPaymentIntegrityhasreportedlyusedrisk-basedscreeningandAItoolstoidentifyhigh-risktransactionsanddetectTreasurycheckfraud.
TheTreasuryreportsthatbringinginriskscreeningpreventedthelossof$500million.Additionally,$2.5billionwassavedbyprioritizinghigh-risktransactionsand$1billionthroughfasterfrauddetectionusingAIforTreasurychecks.Lastly,$180millionwassavedbyimprovinghowpaymentsareprocessed.
Asperthepressrelease,theseeffortsarepartofabroaderstrategytoimprovepaymentintegrityacrossfederalprogramsandprotecttaxpayermoney.WallyAdeyemo,DeputySecretaryoftheTreasury,suggestedthatthefocusisnowonensuringthatgovernmentpaymentsgototherightperson,inthecorrectamount,andontime.
“Wewillcontinuetopartnerwithothersinthefederalgovernmenttoequipthemwiththenecessarytools,data,andexpertisetheyneedtostopimproperpaymentsandfraud,”theofficialadds.
BidenExecutiveOrdercircledonAIriskmanagement
TheuseofAIcomesalmostayearaftertheBidenadministrationunderlinedtherisksemergingfromAIintheExecutiveOrder.ItlaterreleasedkeyAIactionstotacklethoserisks.Duringthetime,theadministrationalsostatedthatitwouldbringmoreAIexpertsintofederaljobsthroughAITalentSurge.Insixmonthsoftheexecutiveorder,thegovernmentreportedlygotinover150AIprofessionals.Theofficialwebsitecallsita“boldaction”toresponsiblyuseAIinnationalchallenges.
InDecember2023,theUSGovernmentAccountabilityOffice(GAO)saidthatagencieshaveincludedAItoimprovegovernmentoperationsbutawaitedkeyriskguidance.Thereportalsohighlighted,“ThePresident’sfiscalyear2023budgetrequestincluded$1.8billionfornondefenseresearchanddevelopmentinvestmentinAI.”
UseofAIbydifferentfederalagencies|Source:GAO
AIhasanimpactinallsectorsandthegovernmentwantstotakeitinitsstride.Ithasoftencited‘responsible’AIuseinofficialorders.TheuseofAIbyfederalagenciescouldplayanimportantroleinensuringfraudpreventionandrecovery.
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