Notice2024-01707
AI in Global Development Playbook
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January 26, 2024
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Agency for International Development
Abstract
The United States Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of State, in coordination with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), seek information to assist in carrying out responsibilities under Executive Order 14110 on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence issued on October 30, 2023. Specifically, the E.O. directs USAID and the State Department to publish an AI in Global Development Playbook that incorporates NIST's AI Risk Management Framework's principles, guidelines, and best practices into the social, technical, economic, governance, human rights, and security conditions of contexts beyond United States borders.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2024)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01707]
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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AI in Global Development Playbook
AGENCY: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
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SUMMARY: The United States Agency for International Development and the
U.S. Department of State, in coordination with the National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST), seek information to assist in
carrying out responsibilities under Executive Order 14110 on Safe,
Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence
issued on October 30, 2023. Specifically, the E.O. directs USAID and
the State Department to publish an AI in Global Development Playbook
that incorporates NIST's AI Risk Management Framework's principles,
guidelines, and best practices into the social, technical, economic,
governance, human rights, and security conditions of contexts beyond
United States borders.
DATES: Comments containing information in response to this notice must
be received on or before March 1, 2024. Submissions received after that
date may not be considered.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
Sent as an attachment to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0560686077626c6b627160666d457076646c612b626a73"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="50353d352237393e37243533381025233139347e373f26">[email protected]</span></a> in any of the
following unlocked formats: HTML; ASCII; Word; RTF; Unicode, or .pdf.
Written comments may be submitted by mail to: USAID, IPI/ITR/T, Rm.
2.12-213, RRB, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004.
Response to this RFI is voluntary. Submissions must not exceed 10
pages (when printed) in 12-point or larger font, with a page number
provided on each page. Please include your name, organization's name
(if any), and cite ``AI in Global Development Playbook'' in all
correspondence.
Comments containing references, studies, research, and other
empirical data that are not widely published should include copies of
the referenced materials. All comments and submissions, including
attachments and other supporting materials, will become part of the
public record and subject to public disclosure.
USAID will not accept comments accompanied by a request that part
or all of the material be treated confidentially because of its
business proprietary nature or for any other reason. Therefore, do not
submit confidential business information or otherwise sensitive,
protected, or personal information, such as account numbers, Social
Security numbers, or names of other individuals.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this RFI contact:
Andrew Merluzzi, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0b6e666e796c62656c7f6e68634b7e786a626f256c647d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e3868e8691848a8d849786808ba39690828a87cd848c95">[email protected]</span></a> or 1-802-558-5397.
Accessible Format: USAID will make the RFI available in alternate
formats, such as Braille or large print, upon request by persons with
disabilities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To promote safe, responsible, and rights-
affirming development and deployment of AI abroad, the Executive Order
on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial
Intelligence directs:
``The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development, in coordination with the
Secretary of Commerce, acting through the director of NIST, [to]
publish an AI in Global Development Playbook that incorporates the AI
Risk Management Framework's principles, guidelines, and best practices
into the social, technical, economic, governance, human rights, and
security conditions of contexts beyond United States borders. As part
of this work, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development shall draw on
lessons learned from programmatic uses of AI in global development.
USAID and the State Department are seeking information to assist in
carrying out this action.
With the right enabling environment, ecosystem of market actors,
and investments, AI technologies can foster greater efficiency and
accelerated development results across a variety of sectors and
contexts, whether in agriculture, health, education, energy, etc.
Addressing the risks presented by AI technologies is essential to fully
harnessing their benefits. Understanding these risks across a range of
geographic and cultural contexts requires the expertise of local
communities, the private sector, civil society, governments, and other
stakeholders.
The AI in Global Development Playbook aims to characterize the
risks and opportunities of AI in Global Majority countries (sometimes
referred to as low- and middle-income countries, developing countries,
or the ``Global South''), and will provide guidance for various
stakeholders--organizations building, deploying, and using AI; private
sector; governments; and others--to address those risks and leverage
opportunities to drive AI applications for sustainable development.
This RFI is an attempt to collect various research products,
experiences, and perspectives that will inform the Playbook and speak
to the unique risks and benefits of the use of AI technologies in
Global Majority countries, including concrete examples of successes,
hurdles, and roadblocks.
AI ecosystems are the stakeholders, systems, and an enabling
environment that empower people and communities to build and use AI
tools responsibly, as well as to respond to the use of AI technologies
in their contexts. While no two AI ecosystems are identical, there are
broad characteristics that many ecosystems share or upon which they
differ. Feedback on this RFI will help illuminate the most impactful
ecosystem factors and inform how best to navigate those factors to
advance a responsible approach to AI.
In considering information for submission, respondents are
encouraged to review resources that USAID, State Department, and NIST
have developed or coordinated with partners to develop in the past:
<bullet> USAID Digital Ecosystem Framework
<bullet> USAID AI Action Plan
<bullet> Reflecting the Past, Shaping the Future: Making AI Work for
International Development
<bullet> NIST AI Risk Management Framework
<bullet> OECD Working Party on AI Governance
<bullet> Global Partnership on AI
<bullet> OECD Recommendation on AI
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<bullet> Hiroshima Process Code of Conduct for Organizations Developing
Advanced AI Systems
1. Questions for the AI in Global Development Playbook
USAID and State Department are interested in receiving information
pertinent to any or all of the topics described below. Respondents may
provide information on one or more of the topics in this RFI and may
elect not to address every topic.
Please answer based on your experience, the positions of your
organization, or research you have encountered or conducted. Where
possible, please cite the source of your information or note when
personal views are expressed.
Information that is specific and actionable is of special interest.
Copyright protections of materials, if any, should be clearly noted.
USAID and the State Department are especially interested in the
perspectives of those living and/or working in Global Majority
countries, though responses are welcome from anyone.
The Opportunities, Risks, and Barriers of AI
1. What are the most important barriers in Global Majority
countries to achieving a future where AI tools are designed and
deployed in a responsible way to address the UN Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) and support humanitarian assistance. How would you address
these barriers?
2. What applications of AI or AI technologies are most promising
for advancing the SDGs and supporting humanitarian assistance? How can
these applications be advanced responsibly? Are there any sectors that
are particularly well suited to applications of AI? Are there potential
limitations or trade-offs that should be considered when applying AI in
these contexts?
3. Relatedly, what are the most risky or harmful applications of AI
in Global Majority countries? Why? Can their risks or harms be
mitigated, and if so, how?
4. How are commercially available AI tools currently helpful in
addressing the SDGs and supporting humanitarian assistance? Where do
they fall short or lead to harm? What steps have or should be taken to
mitigate such harms?
5. How do AI's potential benefits and risks differ for specific
groups (particularly disadvantaged or marginalized groups) and between
geographic and cultural contexts?
The Enabling Environment for Responsible AI
6. How should data for AI systems be collected, used, stored,
managed, and owned to further the SDGs and support humanitarian goals?
Which aspects of data management are unique or particularly salient for
AI? How should the objective of ensuring sufficient data accessibility
for AI training be reconciled with other objectives, such as ensuring
privacy protections, in different contexts?
7. What kind of AI-related financial and resource investments
should actors in Global Majority countries prioritize to achieve the
SDGs and support humanitarian assistance? What kinds of financing and
resourcing is most needed to catalyze responsible AI development?
8. How should computational resources (``compute'') to build or
deploy AI systems be managed in Global Majority countries? How could
compute be more accessible, affordable, and reliable? How should
hardware and infrastructure to support the deployment of AI systems be
managed and governed?
9. What are the barriers to building the AI workforce in Global
Majority contexts, including for tasks beyond technical development of
AI systems? What kinds of skills or experience are most needed in these
contexts? Where can people gain these skills and experiences?
10. What other AI-enabling infrastructure or resources are needed
to advance responsible AI development and use?
AI Policy, Protections, and Public Participation
11. Are there existing AI principles, tools, or best practices that
you think are particularly helpful in advancing AI for development in a
risk-aware manner? If they are only partly helpful, where do they fall
short?
12. What kinds of AI-related policies do you think are most
promising (or harmful) in Global Majority contexts? Why? Who might
these policies benefit, and who might they harm? How might existing
policies be reshaped for improved outcomes?
13. How might AI affect broader labor-market dynamics in your
context? Are there some skills for which it increases demand, and
others for which it decreases demand?
14. How might AI affect competition dynamics in your context? Do
these effects vary by economic sector?
15. How should the public be informed about AI risks and harms in
your context, and engaged on AI governance issues? What efforts around
community engagement seem promising? What communities should be engaged
who are not part of existing discussions?
16. What are the best ways to improve inclusivity and stakeholder
representation in AI design, deployment, governance, or policymaking in
the context of global development (at the global, regional, and local
levels)?
17. What are best practices for ensuring human rights are respected
and protected in the development, deployment, and use of AI in the
context of a risk-based approach to AI governance? Are there
mechanisms, processes, and capacity in place to hold actors accountable
for harms resulting from AI systems in your context? What should be
done to create and operationalize those accountability mechanisms, and
ensure their sustainability?
18. Please list any other organizations you think should be
consulted as the AI in Global Development Playbook is developed (please
note it may not be possible to consult with every organization).
Authority: Executive Order 14110 of Oct. 30, 2023.
Signing Authority
This document of the United States Agency for International
Development was signed on January 24, 2024, by Andrew Merluzzi,
Emerging Technology Advisor, USAID. That document with the original
signature and date is maintained by USAID. For administrative purposes
only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal
Register, the undersigned USAID Federal Register Liaison Officer has
been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format
for publication, as an official document of the USAID. This
administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this
document on publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2024.
Andrew Merluzzi,
Emerging Technology Advisor, USAID.
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