Learn strategies to design, oversee, and optimize human–AI collaboration in government workflows while ensuring accountability, trust, and compliance.
Overview
Syllabus
Human-AI Integration: Key Concepts
- Definitions and levels of human-AI collaboration
- “In the loop”
- “On the loop”
- “Out of the loop”
- Benefits and challenges of human-AI teaming
Government Use Cases and Lessons Learned
- Examples of human-AI integration in government contexts
Models of Human-AI Collaboration
- When to automate, augment, or defer to humans
Operationalizing Human-AI Teams
- Designing workflows and assigning roles
- Training, change management, and communication strategies
Oversight, Accountability, and Trust
- Ensuring transparency and explainability
- Mechanisms for human intervention and escalation
Ethics and Policy Context
- Addressing bias, fairness, and human agency in hybrid systems
- Government guidance on human involvement in automated processes (e.g., NIST, OMB)
Best Practices and Common Pitfalls
- Key lessons for effective human-AI collaboration
Action Planning
- Steps to strengthen human-AI integration in your agency
- Tools, checklists, and resource list
Taught by
Bruce Gay, Steve Pesklo, and Brian Simms