Building Government's Largest Civilian AI Team with DHS AI Corps' Dir. Michael Boyce

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan interviews Michael Boyce, Director of DHS's AI Corps, about bringing modern AI capabilities to federal government. We explore how the largest civilian AI team in government is transforming DHS's 22 agencies, from developing shared AI infrastructure to innovative applications like AI-powered asylum interview training. Join us for an insightful conversation about the intersection of artificial intelligence and public service, and discover why AI professionals should consider a career in government.

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CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) Teaser
(00:01:00) About the Episode
(00:03:38) Introducing Michael Boyce
(00:05:49) What is Homeland Security?
(00:09:52) History of AI at DHS
(00:13:15) Generative AI at DHS
(00:16:03) Structure of the AI Core (Part 1)
(00:18:17) Sponsors: Shopify | SelectQuote
(00:20:51) Structure of the AI Core (Part 2)
(00:22:04) Opportunities for AI at DHS
(00:25:34) Bureaucracy Hacker
(00:30:34) The Manager's Role
(00:35:24) Sponsors: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | 80,000 Hours
(00:38:04) Internal Chatbot Project
(00:43:28) AI Role Playing for Training
(00:49:55) A Request for Startups
(00:57:46) Generative AI for Quality Check
(01:03:20) AI Training at DHS
(01:06:07) Metrics and the Future of AI
(01:13:26) Non-Generative AI at DHS
(01:19:08) AI and Automation at DHS
(01:23:03) Join the AI Core
(01:28:39) Outro

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[AdamBrusselback]

There are some federal agencies I could convince myself that my work was for the greater good of humanity. The DHS is not one of them. I listened to this whole interview, and my mind wasn't changed.

[BrianMosleyUK]

How would they manage with 26, 000 people?

[gingerhipster]

My only question before I start is "Is the term 'nationalist superintelligence' in this conversation?"

All the reasons to avoid that term in this conversation are mistakes.