Attorney: AI development will be shaped by OMB’s next steps on procurement

The Office of Management and Budget’s examination of how the federal government purchases artificial intelligence products and services raises a series of questions about government-industry interaction on the advanced technology, says Wiley Rein partner Duane Pozza, who argues that upcoming policy decisions will heavily influence the development of AI itself.

“The big impact on the private sector comes from the procurement piece, it could affect the development of the technology and how it is used,” according to Pozza, a former...