Ask federal prognosticators what technology is going to fix all the government's problems and most often you'll hear, "artificial intelligence." The Internal Revenue Service is curious whether that's truly the case when it comes to securing its internal systems. The tax agency issued a request for information June 27 looking for AI and machine learning cloud cybersecurity solutions. The agency is looking for more than just a threat intelligence platform, according to request. The ideal software "automatically and continuously learns the environment," "triages alerts to reduce false positives," "identifies previously unknown threats," and analyzes all that data to provide actionable context for security officials. The analytic machine learning tools should include multiple, diverse behavioral modes, be able to support near real time and streaming data sources, manage data from different technological sources--such as operational technology, internet of things devices and industrial control systems--and identify new threats without human intervention.