The Department of Energy established the Artificial Intelligence Advancement Council earlier this month to coordinate funding and development of algorithms and hold agencies accountable for how they are used. A lean team consisting of five members, AIAC will quickly approve task forces, implementation plans and organizational changes for the AI & Technology Office, DOE Executive Secretariat, and AI Program Committee to execute. DOE stood up the Responsible and Trustworthy AI Task Force ahead of AIAC's first meeting, tentatively planned for June, to suggest departmental principles and practices, particularly around equity and ethics. "We are very mindful of the fact that there are activities and initiatives that are underway, as well as initiatives that should be considered, in AI space," AITO Director Pamela Isom told FedScoop. "And we're also needing the support at the level that the council brings."