Scaling AI in government

The fact that governments are serious about AI adoption is also reflected in the increasing share of AI investments--84% of agencies believe their AI investments will increase by 6% or more in the next fiscal year.4 With budget analysis showing that US Federal funding for AI research and development alone is expected to have already grown by nearly 50% to more than US$6 billion in FY 2021, government leaders are clearly bullish on AI.5As a result, they are making significant investments and exploring new AI projects. With enthusiasm and a growing pool of resources, many government organizations have launched pilots to explore how AI can help their organizations. Government organizations are exploring a range of AI use cases from speech recognition to predictive maintenance. Government sectors such as defense and health that have a long history of AI experimentation are among the leaders in fields such as responsible AI and data-sharing.